Head of Armenia`s Seismic Protection Service resigned
ArmInfo.On July 24, Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia David Tonoyan held an extended meeting with the staff of the Seismic Protection Service and the
heads and staff of the SNCO, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia reported.
During the meeting, issues of updating, optimization, as well as
structural changes and international cooperation of the Service were
discussed. The minister stressed that the modernization and
optimization of the seismic protection service will be carried out on
the basis of the study of international best practices. In
particular, the management system will be optimized, which will
ensure maximum results with the least resource costs.
Minister Tonoyan instructed to intensify actions in the field of
international cooperation, especially in the modernization of
stations and network facilities and in the process of digitizing
information, involving programs used in the international arena.
"The seismic protection service of the Ministry of Emergency
Situations of Armenia in matters of international cooperation should
act as an initiator, not a passive waiting one," the Minister said.
At the end of the meeting, the minister said that Hrachya Petrosyan,
who was the head of the Service, resigned because of his retirement.
Emphasizing the outstanding role of Petrosyan in the process of
formation of the seismic protection service, the Minister Emergency
Situations of Armenia awarded him with a medal and a letter of
gratitude from the Ministry of Emergencies of Armenia.