Georgia has asked Luxembourg to facilitate the resumption of dialogue with the EU. Nikoloz Samkharadze, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations and a member of the ruling Georgian Dream party, announced this following a visit to Luxembourg.
Russian Muslims donated more than 150 million rubles to charitable foundations to help those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The Chechens of Azerbaijan are also providing humanitarian assistance.
The number of people killed as a result of the earthquake reached more than 20,000, and the number of injured - more than 80,000. The head of the Ministry of Justice of Turkey reported that proceedings had been initiated against all persons and companies involved in the construction of houses in the disaster area. Many of them quickly collapsed due to possible non-compliance with building codes. The authorities detained the head of the contract company that built the destroyed residential complex in Hatay, which was advertised as «Paradise Corner». Developer arrested at Istanbul airport while trying to flee abroad