President Erdoğan sends message to 26th Eurasian Economic Summit

 

President Erdoğan: "We expect our entrepreneurs to protect their workplaces, factories, and sources of livelihood while also mobilising all available resources for earthquake victims."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message to the 26th Eurasian Economic Summit organised by the Marmara Group Foundation. AK Party Istanbul Deputy and Marmara Group Foundation Eurasian Economic Summits General Coordinator Şamil Ayrım read out President Erdoğan's message.

In his message, President Erdoğan wished the summit to be auspicious and said, "I welcome all our brothers and sisters from all over our country and other cherished lands to the summit." 

President Erdoğan proceeded by stating that the summit took place at a time when our nation was shaken by one of the greatest disasters in human history, and added:

"The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş on February 6 directly affected 11 provinces and 14 million people. Our country's economy was severely damaged by these earthquakes, which claimed the lives of more than 48 thousand citizens. With the support of our business community, we continue the mobilisation we initiated in numerous domains immediately following the earthquake.”

President Erdoğan emphasised that they intend to restore all destroyed cities within a year, including their infrastructure and superstructure. President Erdoğan stated that in this process, in addition to the relevant state institutions, the business community has major roles and responsibilities, and noted the following: 

"We expect our entrepreneurs to protect their workplaces, factories, and sources of livelihood while also mobilising all available resources for earthquake victims. I believe that we will overcome this difficult test together as a state and nation. I would like to thank each and every one of you for your contributions. I wish you a successful summit."