YEREVAN. – President Serzh Sargsyan on Friday issued a message of congratulations to the employees and veterans of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of Armenia, on the occasion of the Emergency Workers’ Day.

“The creation of your ministry was simply an imperative for our country. The MES has already become an organization that meets the highest international standards.

“I already see how you implement my instruction to deliver quality services to the remote, especially the border communities [of Armenia]. [But] there are so many things to do.

“It is the duty of the ministry’s patriotic employees to protect our residents not only from disasters, but the perils of the unfinished war,” the Armenian President’s message specifically reads.