BAKU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hospitals in Azerbaijan are ready to receive those injured in the recent deadly earthquakes in Türkiye, President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday.
"Our hospitals have all the conditions for the treatment of our wounded brothers and sisters," said the Azerbaijani president, as he visited the Turkish embassy in Baku to offer his condolences.
"Beds have already been allocated in Baku and other cities, including the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, and if necessary, we are ready to bring in patients," Aliyev told the Turkish ambassador after signing a book of condolence at the embassy.
He said doctors, rescuers and volunteers are being sent to Türkiye, and humanitarian aid campaigns are launched by ordinary people, public organizations and private companies in Azerbaijan to help those affected by the quakes.
"The people of Azerbaijan voluntarily bring whatever they have to support their brothers. Someone brings a blanket, someone brings a mattress, and someone else brings a coat. People are ready to share whatever they have," he said.
Azerbaijan has deployed rapid response search and rescue units, totaling more than 700 people, to earthquake-hit regions of Türkiye, according to emergency authorities.
More than 200 Azerbaijanis have been evacuated from Türkiye since the country was hit by massive earthquakes on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said. ■
