Armenia and France highly appreciate cooperation in the field of emergency situations and security
ArmInfo. Armenia and France highly appreciate cooperation in the field of emergency situations and security. This was stated at the meeting of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia David Tonoyan and the French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lakota. The attaches of the internal security of the French embassy in Georgia, Bruno Balduk, also participated in the meeting.
As the press service of the Emergencies Ministry told ArmInfo, the parties stated that cooperation between Armenia and France in this sphere was established back in 1988 during the Spitak earthquake. Stressing the importance of public security and ability to withstand disasters, the interlocutors expressed their readiness to deepen the work carried out in this direction. The sides discussed the preparation and organization, with the assistance of the EU, of joint training with Georgia. Tonoyan stressed that such trainings contribute to regional public security and strengthening of the confrontation with disasters.
The interlocutors also touched upon the issues of retraining of Armenian rescuers, the formation of volunteer rescue forces, the study of the French experience in providing medical assistance and psychological assistance during disasters, and the implementation of joint projects with the assistance of the French side.
Touching upon the forthcoming summit of Francophone in Yerevan, Tonoyan assured that the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Armenian Police will jointly ensure the security of the event. It also discussed the possible assistance of France in such areas as technical and industrial security. Tonoyan highly appreciated the participation of French experts in the process of studying the risks at the Nairit chemical plant, noting that the expert assistance of France together with the company "Veolia Jur" will also be useful in resolving the issues with wastewater arising in the last period.