Emblazoned with Turkish flags and presidential seals, crates packed with medical equipment are loaded onto planes, part of a major aid campaign by Ankara which has dispatched supplies to dozens of countries since the new coronavirus pandemic erupted.
FILE PHOTO: Workers wearing protective gear unload a shipment of medical supplies from Turkey intended to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease , from a cargo plane arrived at Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
Despite battling one of the world’s biggest coronavirus outbreaks at home - where the death toll now exceeds 3,700 -, Turkey has sent medical aid to 61 countries, including the United States, Spain, Italy, France and Britain. Ankara faces potential U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defences, which it bought last year but has not yet fully deployed. Despite the threat of sanctions, it says the systems will ultimately be activated.
“Has there been a positive atmosphere after the latest aid Turkey sent? Yes, and there is a positive atmosphere in the eyes of the public too,” Cavusoglu said, adding however that “the core problems with the United States still persist”. Turkey has sent aid to 15 countries in Africa, where it is seeking to expand influence and commercial ties.
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