Athens ready to provide aid to quake-stricken Turkey

Greece is prepared to provide all possible assistance to the Turkish authorities after a devastating earthquake hit the Van region of the neighbouring country shortly after noon on Sunday, Greek foreign minister Stavros Lambrinidis told his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in a telephone call later that day.

Lambrinidis expressed his deepest condolences and the Greek people's support for the Turkish people, and informed Davutoglu of the Greek Citizen Protection Ministry's readiness to provide all possible assistance in dealing with the disaster to the Turkish authorities.

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