It was replaced by diplomatic means ... Turkey releases a shipment of respirators to Spain

Spain said that a shipment of Turkish ventilators will arrive in the country after it had been detained by the Turkish airport authorities since last Saturday, thanking the Turkish authorities for allowing the shipment.

Spanish Foreign Minister Maria Gonzalith Laia said in a statement to the Spanish Quattro channel on Saturday that friendly and allied Turkey showed generosity by taking a decision to send respirators to Spain.

The minister criticized the accusations that the opposition parties in Spain sent to Turkey because of the delay in the arrival of the aforementioned agencies to her country, saying: I would like to express my strong and clear rejection regarding the unfair accusations made against Turkey, as she was accused incorrectly that she (confiscated or stole) respirators.

She indicated that the issue was resolved through diplomatic means, explaining that what happened was that the delivery of respirators purchased by the two autonomous administrations was delayed, Turkey previously wanted to use those devices for its patients, but when she saw our urgent situation we decided to share it with us and informed us of that, noting that licensing procedures The respirators mentioned above are under construction and will arrive in Spain in the coming hours.

Restrictions and delays
The administration of the Castilla and Leon regions, and the tone of the autonomous regions in Spain, bought 150 respirators in previous weeks from a Turkish company for 3 million euros, and because of the restrictions imposed by Turkey due to the Corona epidemic - as well as other countries - to export medical equipment, the delivery period of these devices to Spain was delayed. .

Spain ranks second in the list of corona deaths globally, after the leading Italy, followed by the United States and France.

For his part, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoغلlu explained that the Spanish minister indicated that allegations that Turkey had placed her hand on the respirators mentioned were incorrect.

Gawishoglu added that the company - which concluded the deal to export medical supplies and respirators to Spain - did not obtain permission from the Turkish Ministry of Health, which hindered its passage through the Turkish airport.

As of Saturday evening, the number of Corona sufferers worldwide exceeded one million and 190,000, of whom more than 64,000 had died, while more than 246,000 had recovered.