We are now hosting approximately 200,000 Syrians who fled their country’s growing violence, and have already spent more than $400 million to accommodate these desperate people – with almost no assistance from the rest of the world. But we will never be dissuaded from helping our Syrian neighbors in their most difficult hour, given the special bonds emanating from centuries of shared history.
对土耳其而言，叙利亚内战带来又一次人道主义危机挑战。我们目前收容了约20万因暴力活动升级而背井离乡的叙利亚难民，用于支持难民生活的开支超过4亿美元——世界其他国家几乎没有提供任何援助。但鉴于几个世纪共同历史所形成的特殊纽带，我们永远不会在邻国叙利亚最艰难的时刻对他们弃之不顾。