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YEREVAN.- Head of Armenia’s rescue service received on Thursday a delegation of the Kansas National Guard.

The delegation included Bilateral Affairs Officer in the U.S. Embassy, Captain Aaron Isaacson, Lt. Col. Brent Salmans, the director of the Kansas National Guard State Partnership Program, and coordinator of the program on bilateral affairs from embassy’s office of defense cooperation Ani Melkumyan.

They discussed issues related to the US-Armenia staff exercise planned for this summer and holding of seminars for the employees of the 911 service.  

Director of the Rescue Service S. Azaryan presented work to develop crisis management center and the 911 service, noting that similar centers will be established in Armenia’s regions in the near future.

Brent Salmans welcomed the initiative, adding that they appreciate rapid development of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. He believes the upcoming exercise will be a good opportunity to test operation of new crisis management center. The American side is ready to assist organization of exercises and workshops to enhance skills, he added.

The sides agreed to hold a conference to plan the scenario of conditional nuclear accident in Armenian NPP with the participation of the representatives of all the local and international structures.

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