In the message shared in Turkish on the Twitter account of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the expressions “We thank Turkey for its fire fighting support and helping Greece in the fight against severe forest fires” were used.
For firefighting support and helping Greece in the fight against severe wildfires #TurkeyThank you ????
??????????????????@MFATurkey— Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) July 22, 2023
With the instruction of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 2 amphibious firefighting aircraft and 1 firefighting helicopter belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry arrived in Athens this morning with a flight crew of 9 people.
After the operations at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, the planes and the team of 9 people moved to Dekelia Military Air Base.