YEREVAN. – Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan on Tuesday received Aaron Cummings, new Head of the U.S. Offices of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Armenia.
The objective of the meeting was to discuss bilateral cooperation, informs the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) press service.
Yeritsyan briefed the guest on the MES’ makeup and its primary activities.
“We have a productive cooperation with the United States, [and] I am confident that our cooperation will become [even] closer,” the minister said, in particular.
For his part, Cummings presented his vision for future cooperation.
“I am confident that the [Armenian] Ministry of Emergency Situations can effectively cooperate with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and [also] continue cooperation with the Kansas National Guard,” he added.
New head of the U.S. ODC Armenia also visited the MES Crisis Management Center and the 911 emergency hotline service.