YEREVAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has the opportunity of becoming a regional center of rescue service. This statement was made by Mher Shahgeldian, the RA Minister of Emergency Situations, at the press conference, which was held on June 10. He also added that the rescue service created after the Spitak earthquake with its accumulated experience is one of its preconditions. The Minister mentioned that Armenian rescuers have for many times taken part in the work directed at saving the life of people, who had run the risk of danger and disaster, in other countries, in particular, in Iran and Turkey. Mher Shahgeldian stated that at present work is being conducted in Armenia in the direction of the development of the National Service of Seismic Protection, hydrometeorology, decrease in the infuence of atmospheric exhaustion, and technical security. The formation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Armenia, according to Mher Shahgeldian, was a state approach, the objective of which was to create a structure developing and implementing complex policy in this sphere. It was also mentioned that the main functions of the ministry are previsions and preventions, rescue activity and elimination of disaster consequences. The modernization and conformity of the laws regulating the sphere to the international standards is one of the supremacies of the ministry. Mher Shahgeldian stated that the strategy of the development of the sphere will be submitted for the discussion of the RA government within the two coming months.

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