David Tonoyan: Ability to withstand disasters in Armenia should increase at all levels
ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations David Tonoyan received on March 16 the UN Resident Coordinator and Permanent Representative of the United
Nations Development Program Shombi Sharp.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency
Situations, during the meeting the parties agreed to ensure the
continuity of existing programs and outlined new ways of expanding
cooperation. The sides discussed steps to develop counteraction to
natural disasters in the Republic of Armenia, as well as the
possibility of neutralizing pesticides and hazardous chemicals, in
particular, at the Nairit plant and the pesticide cemetery in
Nubarashen.
In turn, Shombi Sharp expressed his readiness to support two national
and international events of emergency situations, which will be held
in 2018 in Armenia. In particular, Sharpe promised to assist the work
of the regional platform of Central Asia and the South Caucasus and
the "Enduring Armenia" event, which is timed to the 30th anniversary
of the Spitak earthquake.