YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Emergency Situations Ministry held its weekly consultation on Monday, and it was chaired by Minister Armen Yeritsyan.  

The Minister presented the agreements that were reached during the recent Minsk session of the CSTO Emergency Situations Coordinating Council. In line with these arrangements, Armenian and Russian Ministries of Emergency Situations’ Caucasus Regional Center for Joint Humanitarian Aid will be established in Armenia.  

Furthermore, the Emergency Situations Minister commissioned the Crisis Management Center to cut down the call-response time as much as possible. Also, video cameras will soon be installed in all of Armenia’s fire departments and fire engines.      

The Crisis Management Center received over 430,000 calls in the past week alone. Also, the Police hotline and the ambulance service received close to 170,000 and around 200,000 calls, respectively, in the same time period.

“This bespeaks the great trust which the 911 service has achieved among the people in a short ump of time. This is our accomplishment,” said Armen Yeritsyan.