Turkey, Japan eye joint plan on disaster management

Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ on Friday said Turkey's offer for a joint action plan on disaster management was widely accepted by Japan.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency after his three-day official visit to Japan, Akdağ said: "The issue of how we can use the Japanese resources more actively to construct earthquake-resistant buildings in Turkey is on our agenda."

During his visit, the Turkish deputy premier met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a deputy prime minister and five ministers, while participating in two emergency aid exercises. He also received information about disaster management in the country.

Noting that Turkey has strong cooperation with Japan on emergency and disaster management, Akdağ said he has also discussed the potential cooperation opportunities in elder care services and the construction of earthquake-resistance building in Turkey.

He also noted that he discussed with the Japanese officials about conducting joint work on disaster management and humanitarian affairs issues in other countries.