Azerbaijani, Turkish FMs hold phone talk

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a telephone conversation on February 9.

"My Azerbaijani colleague Jeyhun Bayramov called today. He said he wants to visit Türkiye," Cavusoglu said, Report informs.

Cavusoglu noted that Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has also expressed a desire to visit Türkiye.

At least 14,351 people were killed and 63,794 others injured by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on February 6, the country's Vice President Fuat Oktay said on February 9.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centred in the Kahramanmaras province, were felt by 13 million people across 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, felt strong tremors that struck Türkiye in the space of less than 10 hours.

The earthquake affected an area of approximately 110,000 square kilometres (about 42,470 sq miles). This is equal to or greater than the area of many countries in Europe.