Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang hosted a meeting with President of the Turkish Defense Industry Agency Haluk Gorgun, on the afternoon of October 14, in Hanoi.
The Turkish Government held an event on the afternoon of April 25, 2023 in the country to thank the forces participating in the rescue operation after the earthquake disaster in Turkey on February 6, 2023.
By joining in rescue missions in earthquake-hit Turkey, Vietnam has shown itself as both a responsible member of the international community and also a member capable of fulfilling its responsibility, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai.
The Vietnamese rescue police mission successfully completed its rescue operations in Turkey and returned home on February 19, 2023.
Local people as well as other countries appreciated the great effort of the Vietnamese rescue teams, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai.
The Vietnamese rescue police team working in Turkey visited and offered support for local families affected by earthquake in Adiyaman.
Starting search and rescue work from February 14 in Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the recent earthquake in Turkey, search-and-rescue dogs from Vietnam have proved helpful.
The Vietnamese rescue police mission in Turkey moved to a new location on February 14, 2023, to carry out their rescue mission in the ruins.
Vietnam will provide Turkey and Syria with 100,000 USD each as relief aid to support their recovery efforts following a devastating earthquake on February 6, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced on February 14 and urged relevant ministries and agencies to provide further supports.
Vietnamese soldiers from the Collapse Rescue Team of the Army Corps of Engineers and sniffer dogs discovered three locations of earthquake victims during the first day of their ongoing rescue operation in Turkey.
Receiving very timely aid from the Ministry of Public Security's police mission participating in rescue operations in Turkey, Deputy Director of the Agency for Disaster and Emergency Response (AFAD) in Adiyaman Isamail Sahin sent deep thanks to the Government, Ministry of Public Security and people of Vietnam for the assistance.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey released a statement on February 12, saying that it had provided financial support to a number of Vietnamese nationals affected by the earthquake on February 6.
The Ministry of National Defence has decided to send 80 Vietnamese soldiers to Turkey to help the Middle Eastern country with ongoing search and rescue efforts following the recent earthquake which has so far killed 21,000.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey had by February 6 recorded no Vietnamese citizens dead or injured in an earthquake that devastated the country earlier the same day.
Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, with the discovery of more bodies raising the death toll to more than 5,000.
Despite facing complicated developments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there remains bright spots for local agricultural exports, such as cashew nuts, pepper, rubber, rice, and coffee to the Turkish market, according to the Vietnamese trade office in Turkey.
