Health Minister Fahrettin Koca attended the opening of the Turkish States Organization Health Ministers Meeting held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Minister Koca said in his speech, “We are Istanbul, which adds a different beauty to its beauty with Hagia Sophia, Baku cooled by the wind of the Caspian Sea, We are Astana under the shadow of Bayterek, which symbolizes the Ulukain tree, Bishkek reflecting the majesty of the Tian Shan, We are Samarkand, the cultural capital of the Turkish-Islamic civilization. We are Ashgabat, where our culture is woven in a carpet of knots, we are Budapest, where the Danube River connects the cities, we are Nicosia, the flower blooming in the middle of the Mediterranean. We are a carpet of five thousand years with its thousands of years of history. We are branches of a great plane tree cross-legged.” It started with statements.
“WE WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECT WORLD CIVILIZATION”
Conveying the greetings of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish citizens, Koca said, “We are the descendants of the same ancestors who guided our region first in the fields of science and civilization, in the difficult conditions of the geography of Turkistan. Just as the members of a noble nation that came to life thousands of years ago from these lands. If we have shaped history, we will continue to shape the world civilization side by side, arm in arm, with the same love and thought.” he said.
Reminding that the Turkish States Organization of Health Ministers Meeting was held in Turkey last year, Koca expressed his pleasure to attend the meeting held in Samarkand this year.
Minister Koca continued his words as follows:
“Feeling the spiritual warmth of the Companions, Imam Bukhari, Imam Maturidi, Imam Tirmidhi and Muhammad Bahauddin Shah-i Naqshbandi in our souls, who form the unshakable foundation of Turkish-Islamic civilization, gives us a deep peace.
We once again felt how sincere and sincere the fraternity between our countries and citizens is during our difficult days, which we call the ‘earthquake of the century’, which occurred in Turkey on February 6, 2023 and affected 11 cities. I would like to once again express my gratitude on behalf of my country to all my brothers and sisters who felt our pain closely, by calling the rescue team, field hospital, health personnel, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, basic necessities, or by giving us a place in their prayers, right after the incident occurred. “
“IMPLEMENTING THE TURKISH WORLD EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESCUE UNIT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT”
Reminding that an important summit was held under the theme of “Disaster-Emergency Management and Humanitarian Aid” in Ankara on March 16, 2023, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Koca said that the summit was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Kasım Cömert Tokayev,
Kyrgyz President Sadir Caparov, Term President Uzbekistan President Şevket Mirziyoyev, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the national leader of the Turkmen people, the President of the People’s Affairs of Turkmenistan Gurbangulu Berdimuhamedov and the Secretary General of the Turkic States Organization Kubanicbek Ömuraliyev said that they attended.
Koca evaluated that the member and observer states in the “Organization of Turkish States Extraordinary Summit Statement” stated that they were “ready to strengthen cooperation among national medical rescue teams and to engage in joint capacity building activities”, giving the health ministers a new mission.
Minister Koca continued as follows:
“I would like to express that we find the implementation of the Turkish World Emergency Medical Rescue Unit extremely important. In this context, the training of trainers in which three people from the member countries of the Organization of Turkish States will participate in the first place, all kinds of transportation, accommodation, training and other expenses will be covered by our country. We are planning to organize it at İzmir Urla Disaster and Simulation Training Center between 17 September 2023.”
Emphasizing that as the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, they are ready for all kinds of cooperation, especially short-term vocational capacity training, Koca stated that more efforts should be made, both scientific and commercial activities that will increase the market share of mutual health, in order to take the existing potential further. he did. “My Ministry’s International Relations Department will continue to be in contact with you and spend a lot of time in order to follow up on all these issues,” Koca said. said.
TWO IMPORTANT EVENTS ARE ORGANIZED AT THE SAME TIME
Husband thanked the employees of the Turkish States Organization General Secretariat and the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan and Turkey, who have worked hard for about 4 months to organize the Turkish States Organization Health Ministers Meeting and the Health Business Forum and Fair at the same time, and expressed his gratitude to Uzbekistan Health Minister Amrillah Inayetov for their hospitality. .
At the end of his speech, Koca wished the meetings and the Health Business Forum to be successful and greeted the Turkish dormitories, and said:
“Greetings to Karabakh, Shusha, dear Azerbaijan, to Kyrgyzstan, the lands of the epic of Manas, to Kazakhstan, home of Hodja Ahmet Yesevi, to Uzbekistan, the home of companions, scholars and saints. Greetings to Turkey uniting two continents, greetings to Turkmenistan, where the ‘Turk’s Wing’ Ahal Teke galloped, Greetings to Hungary, where Gül Baba gave light, Greetings to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the symbol of peace and freedom “What, greetings to Tatarstan crowned with Kul Sharif Mosque, greetings to the Balkans, to many Turkish homelands.”
(AA)