OREANDA-NEWS   Russia will continue to provide assistance to Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake, but will not declare mourning inside the country.

This was announced to journalists on Friday by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov. "There is no such practice," the Kremlin spokesman said, answering a question about the possibility of declaring mourning in the Russian Federation for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey. Peskov recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the people of Turkey in the person of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He also drew attention to "how actively Russia is taking part in the elimination of the consequences of this devastating earthquake, in search operations." "This work will continue," he assured.