“Ankara is helping states battle coronavirus, which has killed over 109,000 people worldwide”

 

Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın spoke at CNN Turk live broadcast on Sunday.

Turkey will send medical aid to Israel and Palestine to help them battle coronavirus, the country’s presidential spokesman said on Sunday.

“There was a demand for medical aid from Israel, and it will be completed within days. We will simultaneously send medical supplies to Palestine,” Ibrahim Kalin told CNN Turk.

Kalin said Armenia’s medicine demand was also approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and it was currently in process by the Health Ministry.

Ankara is helping multiple states to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. So far it has sent aid to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, as well as Libya, Italy, Spain, and the U.K, among others.

Turkey, Kalin said, has a strong infrastructure in many areas including agriculture, healthcare services, communication, and security.

“I believe that we will overcome the recovery process very quickly. Turkey is in a good position in terms of medical supplies, cyber security, and food security,” he added.

The spokesman ruled out the possibility of any borrowing arrangement with the IMF -- which is offering new loans to economies amid the pandemic fallout.

“In terms of contributing to the recovery of the global economy, the IMF, World Bank, G20 countries, international institutions and organizations, as well as individual countries, will of course fulfill their duties. However, Turkey does not seek an agreement with the IMF,” he said.