On October 19, Aram Ghazaryan, Director of RS-Deputy Minister of IA, met with representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The meeting was attended by Yoko Anazawa, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Armenia, as well as representatives from partner agencies.

Aram Ghazaryan expressed his gratitude to the representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency for their efforts toward the continued development of cooperation between the two countries. He emphasized the importance of studying experience of Japan in the areas of disaster risk management, civil protection and emergency preparedness. The Japan International Cooperation Agency was expressed its readiness to consider providing support based on a comprehensive assessment of the needs aimed of Armenia at expanding and strengthening capacities in the field of disaster risk management.

During the meeting, the parties discussed opportunities to expand cooperation in enhancing resilience to emergency situations and mitigating their consequences.

Discussions also covered the modernization of early warning systems, the application of modern technologies, data collection and analysis and the building of professional capacities.