Minister for Foreign Affairs Bimala Rai Paudyal held a telephone conversation with her Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Wednesday. In the telephone call to the Turkish Foreign Minister, she expressed her deep condolences to those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake. During the conversation, Minister Paudyal expressed her commitment to provide all possible support to Turkey.

On top of that, she urged her Turkish counterpart to move Nepalis living in Turkey to a safe area.

Saying that rescue operations are being carried out with the help of international organizations, Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu thanked the Nepal government. More than 11, 000 people died in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.