YEREVAN. - The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia is holding talks with Russian partners on purchasing snowmobiles and off-roaders.  

Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia, Armen Yeritsyan, told the aforementioned on Monday, speaking at the parliamentary hearings on draft 2017 State Budget.

Armenia has about 190 highland villages. In winter the roads leading there can be closed for 15-20 days. Neither the ambulance nor rescuers can pass. “Obstetricians somehow reach there to deliver babies on the ground. But what if, God forbid, a baby dies? They will all be sued then. They will be told: who allowed you to deliver a baby without relevant medical equipment?” the Minister stated.

Thus, Armenia is holding talks with the Russian side to buy Canadian or Russian snowmobiles and off-roaders. “Perhaps our Russian colleagues will provide us such equipment also in the framework of the support to the Armenian-Russian Humanitarian Center of our Ministry of Emergency Situations,” Yeritsyan noted.