The Nepal government is sending medical teams and essential materials to help earthquake-hit Turkey. The 10th meeting of the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Wednesday made the decision to this effect. During the meeting, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that Nepal should provide all possible support to Turkey which is a good friend of Nepal.

“Turkey is our good friend. The Turkish government had helped us when we were in trouble yesterday. We also have to help the Turkish government. So, let’s help Turkey by sending technical teams and materials,” he said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel, Chief Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi and Chief of Army Staff Parshuram Sharma among others were present in the meeting. The meeting has decided to make necessary preparations and send the medical teams, medical materials, logistic materials and food products suitable for the environment of Turkey at the earliest. More than 11, 000 people died in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.