A civil defense concept will be elaborated in Armenia in conformity with the national security strategy of Armenia and the Armenia-NATO individual partnership program.

Gayane Gasparyan, Spokeswoman of the Secretary of the RA National Security, told NEWS.am that at its November 27 sitting chaired by RA National Security Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan the interagency work group decided to submit the concept to the National Security Council of Armenia for approval next May.

Artur Baghdasaryan pointed out the importance of forming a modern civil defense system for ensuring Armenia’s national security. He underlined the practical importance of approving the concept for the strategic reforms in the Armenian civil defense system and for meeting the new challenges.

Approving the concept implies an appraisal of the current civil defense situation in Armenia, forming a civil defense system in conformity with international standards, expanding the emergency management system’s potential.

A regional emergency management center will be established in Yerevan, with regional divisions to be formed later.