Mourning the souls of the earthquake victims A minute of silence in Geneva and European football leagues

The European Football Association announced that a "moment of silence" will be at the start of 20 matches from various European leagues, while the work of the 73rd executive session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development opened with a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria.

The European Football Association (UEFA) announced Monday that it will organize a "moment of silence" at the start of 20 matches from various European leagues, in solidarity with the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

The federation said in a statement that "four matches of the Champions League, eight matches of the European League and eight other matches in the European Conference League will witness a moment of silence in solidarity with the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria," according to the American "CNN" network.

The statement added: "During the pre-match ceremonies and during the moment of silence, a memorial banner will be displayed on the field with the message (we are with you) written on it in Turkish and Arabic."

Television stations will also display the message on giant screens in each stadium, according to the statement.

The federation stated that it had made an "initial" donation of 200,000 euros to support humanitarian efforts after the earthquakes.

He pointed out that "black armbands can be worn at the discretion of the teams and referees" in the various leagues, according to the statement.​​​​​​​

In the Swiss city of Geneva, the work of the session of the 73rd executive session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development began Monday, with a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria.

The meeting is taking place at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, in the presence of Turkey's permanent representative to the World Trade Organization, Alp Arslan Agar Soy, and representatives of other countries.

In his speech after the minute of silence, Agar Soy thanked all the countries that stood in solidarity with Turkey and supported it after the earthquakes.

And at dawn on February 6, an earthquake of 7.7 degrees struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed hours later by another with a magnitude of 7.6 and hundreds of violent aftershocks, which left huge losses of lives and property in both countries.