David Tonoyan: Ability to withstand disasters in Armenia should  increase at all levels

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of  Emergency Situations David Tonoyan received on March 16 the UN Resident Coordinator and Permanent Representative of the United 

Nations Development Program Shombi Sharp.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency 

Situations, during the meeting the parties agreed to ensure the 

continuity of existing programs and outlined new ways of expanding 

cooperation. The sides discussed steps to develop counteraction to 

natural disasters in the Republic of Armenia, as well as the 

possibility of neutralizing pesticides and hazardous chemicals, in 

particular, at the Nairit plant and the pesticide cemetery in 

Nubarashen.

In turn, Shombi Sharp expressed his readiness to support two national 

and international events of emergency situations, which will be held 

in 2018 in Armenia. In particular, Sharpe promised to assist the work 

of the regional platform of Central Asia and the South Caucasus and 

the "Enduring Armenia" event, which is timed to the 30th anniversary 

of the Spitak earthquake.