Armenia`s Rescue Service, Kansas Army National Guard stregthening cooperation

ArmInfo. Director of the Rescue 

Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia Kamo 

Tsutsulyan received a delegation led by Brigadier General Anthony 

Mohat, Kansas Army National Guard Commander. 

During the meeting, the parties expressed their readiness to continue 

and expand active cooperation, which will strengthen the potential of 

Armenian rescuers and increase the effectiveness of emergency 

response.  According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal 

Affairs, at the meeting, Kamo Tsutsulyan noted the successful 

completion of the cooperation program implemented by the US Defense 

Risk Reduction Agency in the field of chemical, biological, radiation 

and nuclear safety. As part of this program, Kansas National Guard 

rescuers and members of the Guard's civil support group conducted 

joint exercises last year.

Tsutsulian emphasized the importance of the assessments and trainings 

that allowed for jointly identifying needs and identifying priority 

solutions to problems. Anthony Mohat, in turn, spoke about the 

emergency management model used by the Kansas National Guard and the 

systemic approaches to rapid response. He provided details of the 

personnel's participation in search and rescue and firefighting 

operations and technical equipment. Mohat emphasized the importance 

of the emergency command certification process and inquired about 

measures aimed at improving the professional level of rescuers in 

Armenia.