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30 January 2023 - 21:58
Belgium ready to send aid to Iran's quake-hit Khoy: FM

Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib in a phone call with her Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian on Monday said that Belgium is ready to dispatch necessary aid to Iran's quake-hit city of Khoy.

Amirabdollahian held talks with Hadja Lahbib during a phone call on Monday.

The two sides exchanged views on mutual interest and discussed the latest regional and international development.

Offering condolences over the deadly earthquake in the city of Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province in northwest Iran, Hadja Lahbib said that her country is ready to send necessary aid to Iran's quake-hit city of Khoy.

The two sides called for enhancing bilateral relations and reviewed the latest status of consular cooperation between the two states.

The latest status of consular cooperation between the two countries, as well as regional developments, were also discussed by the two top diplomats.

On January 28, an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province in northwest Iran.

The quake happened on Saturday at 9:44 pm local time, and at a depth of 7 km, according to the Iranian Seismological Center in Tehran.

The governor-general of West Azarbaijan Province said that three people were killed and 816 injured in the earthquake.

The earthquake caused 20 to 50 percent damage to buildings in 70 villages, according to the Governor of the West Azarbaijan Province.

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