Armenian Trucks pass over the Armenian-Turkish border (via Twitter)<\/i><\/p>\n
In what could possibly prove to be a milestone in relations between the Republics of Armenia and Turkey, Yerevan today sent five trucks carrying 100 tons of humanitarian assistance to its neighbour following last week’s devastating earthquake. The aid was destined for the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman.<\/p>\n
At time of writing, the number of fatalities from the tragedy, which reached a magnitude of 7.8, \u00a0has already surpassed 21,000 with over 80,000 injured. A state of emergency in Turkey has been declared.<\/p>\n
Crossing from Margara<\/a>\u00a0to Alican in Turkey, it was the first time this particular border crossing in Armenia, one of two that have long existed, had been used in over three decades. Some media reported that the last time it had been used was in 1988 when the Turkish Red Crescent sent aid to Armenia following the devastating Spitak earthquake in then Soviet Armenia.<\/p>\n It also follows Yerevan’s decision to send a team of 27 rescue and medical staff earlier in the week and a telephone call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan held on 7 February. Pashinyan offered condolences to his Turkish counterpart while Erdo\u011fan welcomed Armenia’s support.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]