Azerbaijan's Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel-General Kamaladdin Heydarov, met with a delegation led by Belarusian Minister of Emergency Situations, Major-General of Internal Service Vadim Sinyavsky, who is visiting Azerbaijan in connection with the 21st Men's and 12th Women's World Championships in Fire and Rescue Sport held in Baku, APA reports.
Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov welcomed the guests and thanked them for their participation in the world championships. He touched upon the importance of organizing such a prestigious sporting event in Azerbaijan and expressed confidence that the competition would contribute to strengthening professional ties among rescuers from member countries of the International Sport Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers and promoting the development of fire and rescue sport.
Recalling that the high-level relations between Azerbaijan and Belarus are constantly expanding, Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov noted that the Ministries of Emergency Situations of the two countries have developed extensive experience of effective cooperation over many years. The minister emphasized the importance of regular contacts and mutual exchange of experience in preventing emergencies and eliminating their consequences.
He expressed confidence that this visit and the regulations on the organization of interaction and information exchange signed between the Ministries of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan and Belarus during the visit would make an important contribution to expanding the operational exchange of information and experience related to emergencies.
Belarusian Minister of Emergency Situations Vadim Sinyavsky expressed gratitude for the meeting and emphasized that the World Championships in Fire and Rescue Sport in Baku had been organized at a high level.
Minister V. Sinyavsky spoke about the mutual benefits of cooperation between the relevant emergency management agencies of the two countries amid the rapid development of multifaceted relations between Azerbaijan and Belarus. He noted that visits at various levels, meetings held, and documents signed make a special contribution to the development of relations. In this regard, he stated that the negotiations held and the document signed during the current visit would lay the groundwork for further expanding ties between the Ministries of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan and Belarus.
The meeting featured an extensive exchange of views on issues of mutual interest.
The "Regulations on the Organization of Interaction and Information Exchange between the Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Institution 'Republican Center for Emergency Management and Response of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus'" were then signed.
The document was signed by Azerbaijan's Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel-General Kamaladdin Heydarov, and Belarusian Minister of Emergency Situations, Major-General of Internal Service Vadim Sinyavsky.
Vadim Sinyavsky then presented Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov with the "For Promoting Life Safety" badge for his significant contribution to developing and improving activities in the protection of the population and territories from natural and man-made emergencies, as well as organizing cooperation with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus.
It should be noted that, as part of the visit, the delegation of the Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations visited several institutions of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations and familiarized themselves with their activities on-site.
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