YEREVAN. – The Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia, Davit Tonoyan, met with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General, Yuri Khachaturov, in Moscow.

They discussed the prospects for further development of the CSTO member states’ cooperation in the prevention of emergencies and elimination of their consequences, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Also, they stressed the need for improving the mechanisms for collective assistance response during the elimination of the consequences of major emergencies. 

In addition, Tonoyan and Khachaturov considered the Armenian MES forces within the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force, and the preparation of respective measures.