ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish vessel evacuating hundreds of wounded from Libya achieved Aegean coast of Turkey on Tuesday in a field hospital encrypted, to provide emergency treatment.
Ferry-enabled hospital brought wounded people from the besieged Libyan city of Misurata and the rebel stronghold of Benghazi for treatment in hospitals to Western Turkey. More than 160 ambulances were on stand by mode.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Monday said that Turkey secured a temporary armistice in Misratah by intensive "telephone diplomacy" over the weekend, which allows the vessel to pick up the injured. Misratah, 125 miles (200 km) southeast of the capital Tripoli, had been largely cut off from the world for weeks.
Health Minister Recep Akdag said on Tuesday "Backup of ceasefire was critical" for the operation. It was only the safe passage of Turkish ferry in which and from which the Libyan ports allow to and is not part of the ceasefire, Turkey between nepotism and tries to give the opposition, officials said.
The ferry is 321 wounded and 108 other Libyans accompanying them. The boat is the medical care after Libya, including 29 foreigners, also from Greece, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Germany and Finland, and dozens of Turks back.
"Turkey a leading country in the provision of humanitarian aid around the world become," said Akdag reporters at the port of Cesme, as he expected arrival.
The Turkish Government financed the trip, and the Turkish Red Crescent and Islamic aid group IHH staff and supplies provided. Twelve Turkish jets and a frigate provided protection for the ferry.
Turkey has evacuated 25,000 Turkish workers and more than 6,000 foreigners from Libya as it succumbed to chaos.
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