[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 26, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





              COOPERATION WITH TURKEY IN FIGHTING COVID-19

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 26, 2020

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, the U.S. received two 
shipments of medical supplies from the Republic of Turkey to assist 
with our coronavirus response. On April 28, Turkey provided us with 
500,000 surgical masks and 400 N95 masks, as well as protective 
clothing, disinfectant, goggles, and face shields. Two days later on 
April 30, a second shipment including personal protective equipment, 
masks, hazmat suits and disinfectants also arrived from Turkey. In a 
show of solidarity, our U.S. Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield and 
the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister, Selim Yavuz Kiran, were together 
watching as the second plane departed Turkey.
  We are grateful to our strong ally Turkey for its generosity and 
leadership, and look forward to continued close cooperation into the 
future in fighting COVID-19 and also working together on many important 
issues of mutual concern.

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