Director of RA - Deputy Minister of IA Aram Ghazaryan and Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters Vyacheslav Butko visited the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center on January 30 and watched the demonstration exercise. The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin, representatives of the Rescue Service and guests were present.

Aram Ghazaryan and Vyacheslav Butko toured the center, got acquainted with the fire and rescue equipment and technical equipment, the capabilities of rapid response in an emergency, as well as got acquainted with the educational opportunities in the engineering and emergency rescue training classrooms.

During the scenario training, various emergency situations were demonstrated: fire, explosion, rock fall, stuck and injured citizens. The rescue squads responded promptly to each scenario: provided assistance to the casualties, extinguished the fire and removed the barriers using special equipment.

The tasks were completed in full, the issues were successfully resolved.

The RS Director and the Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation highly appreciated the readiness and professional capabilities of the rescue squads.

The parties emphasized their readiness to continue and expand cooperation.

At the end, Aram Ghazaryan and Vyacheslav Butko answered questions from the media.

The Director of RS - Deputy Minister of IA Aram Ghazaryan and Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Butko paid tribute to the memory of the Unknown Soldier in the Victory Park and laid flowers.