The Ambassador is based in Adana for the Handling of Turkey's Earthquake Victims

JAKARTA, potretkita.net - Indonesian Ambassador to Turkey Lalu Muhammad Iqbal has an office in Adana, one of the areas worst affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake.

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Iqbal had his office there to facilitate the coordination of handling the impact of the earthquake, especially in providing services to Indonesian citizens and coordinating the handling of earthquake aid from Indonesia.

The order to have a temporary office in Adana was conveyed by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. Adana is one of the cities affected by the earthquake in Turkey. The order was conveyed by Foreign Minister Retno via telephone line on Friday (2/10), and Ambassador Iqbal will have an office in Adana starting Saturday local time.

"There are two main tasks (in Adana), firstly to coordinate the plan for the arrival of four humanitarian planes from the Indonesian government that will carry humanitarian teams and logistical assistance, secondly to continue efforts to protect Indonesian citizens who are still in earthquake-affected areas, both logistical assistance and requests. Only for evacuation," said Iqbal in a written statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Ankara on Saturday.

The Indonesian Embassy in Ankara, as quoted from the news on the Iranian news website parstoday.ir, continues to coordinate with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for humanitarian missions in Turkey.

The Indonesian government sent four humanitarian aid planes to help Turkey after the earthquake. The first group arrived on February 12, 2023, using two B-737-500 military aircraft and 1 Hercules C-130 aircraft.

The two aircraft will transport 47 Medium Urban SAR INASAR Teams from the National SAR Agency (BASARNAS) along with equipment and logistical assistance from the Ministry of Defence. The second group will arrive on February 14, 2023 using Garuda Indonesia's Airbus A 330-300 aircraft.

The second group brought the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) which was coordinated by the Ministry of Health and consisted of various elements including teams from the TNI, Polri and Muhammadiyah Health.

Apart from bringing medical personnel, the second group will also carry 35 tons of humanitarian aid coordinated by BNPB.

The 35 tons of humanitarian assistance included 200 generators, a field hospital, refugee tents, blankets and various other items that were prepared by BNPB according to a list of needs submitted by the Turkish authorities.

The third group is expected to arrive on February 19, 2023 using an Airbus A 330-300 aircraft owned by Garuda Indonesia airline and will carry 35 tons of cargo of humanitarian logistical assistance. "According to the direction of the Turkish side, Adana will be the debarkation point for all humanitarian aid mission flights from the Indonesian government," said Iqbal.

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Meanwhile, still according to parstoday.ir news, Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development agreed to abolish aviation and airport taxes on planes carrying humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

Mehrdad Bazrpash, Sunday (2/12/2023) approved the abolition of taxes for all aircraft carrying humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

The head of Iran's Aviation Organization previously proposed that the tax for all planes carrying humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria be abolished, and this was approved by Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development.

Now all planes carrying humanitarian aid to Turkey and Syria can pass through Iran's air zone and airports in these countries free of charge.

Since the first earthquake occurred in Turkey and Syria, a number of planes carrying humanitarian aid made use of Iran's air zone, and the airports of the cities of Tabriz and Tehran.(parstoday.ir; ed. mus) TRANSLATE BY GOOGLE