YEREVAN. – The young fire and rescue national squad of Armenia on Wednesday traveled to Sochi, Russia, where the second international assembly and competition of firemen and rescue workers will be held.  

Subsequently, the Armenian national team will head for Gomel Voblast (Province), Belarus, to participate in the twelfth gathering and contest of young firemen and rescue workers.

Teams from seventeen countries will partake in this year’s event, informed the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of Armenia.

The MES youth team comprises seven youngsters from Armenia’s Shirak, Gegharkunik and Armavir Regions, and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, or Artsakh.