FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, US, January 26, 2022.FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, US, January 26, 2022.“for as long as it takes” after its devastating earthquakes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says on Monday, while his Turkish counterpart says there was no need to wait for a disaster to improve ties.
Total US humanitarian assistance to support the earthquake response in Türkiye and Syria has reached $185 million, says the US State Department.