Assistance from Turkey to Serbia in the form of equipment to prevent the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic was delivered today at the Nikola Tesla airport by a Turkish military aircraft
The plane was welcomed by Turkish Ambassador to Serbia H.E. Tanju Bilgic and Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin.
Türkiye Balkanlarla dayanışmayı COVID-19 ile mücadelede de sürdürüyor 👍🏻🇹🇷
Ülkemizin Sırbistan’a yönelik tıbbi malzeme yardımını bugün Sırbistan Savunma Bakanı A. Vulin’le birlikte teslim aldık.
🇹🇷-🇷🇸Teşekkürler @tcbestepe @tcsavunma @MevlutCavusoglu @yavuzselimkiran 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/bbENWHXNyy
— Tanju Bilgiç (@TanjuBilgic) April 8, 2020
On behalf of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Vulin expressed his gratitude to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the generous assistance he received at the right time.
Bilgic expressed condolences to Serbian citizens who lost their lives during this difficult period.
The donation from Turkey contains various medical devices, including 100,000 protective masks, 2,000 protective suits and 1,500 COVID-19 tests.