Italian foreign minister thanks Turkey for medical aid
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 10:57 | 01 April 2020
- Modified Date: 10:57 | 01 April 2020
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio thanked Turkey for helping his country's combat against the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
Luigi Di Maio said: "Today's help is very important to us. We thank President [Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan, Foreign Minister [Mevlüt] Çavuşoğlu and all Turkish people for their solidarity."
On Wednesday, Turkey sent a plane carrying medical supplies, including masks, overalls, and sanitizers to Italy, which has reported the highest deaths so far from COVID-19.