YEREVAN. – By the order of Armen Yeritsyan, Minister of Emergency Situations (MES) of Armenia, and for the first time in the history of the country’s emergency situations system, a young woman on Wednesday has been appointed commander of a fire and rescue squad.  

She is MES Lieutenant Evelina Khachatryan, Deputy Commander of the Special Complexity Frogman’s Team of the Special Water Rescue Squad of the City of Sevan.  

Minister Yeritsyan personally congratulated Khachatryan on her appointment, and said he believes in her.

Evelina Khachatryan is familiar to her staff, since they often respond together to the emergency calls. She expressed confidence that they will work together in a respectful and unified atmosphere.