ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Aug 23 2007
Armenia proposes establishing in its territory CIS transit bases for
providing humanitarian aid
YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. Armenia proposes to establish in its
territory CIS transit bases for providing humanitarian aid.
Rudik Ghukasian, Head of the Government Reserves Department, RA
Ministry of Territorial Administration, put forward the proposal
during today’s sitting of the CIS Advisory Council of Executives in
charge of government reserves in Yerevan.
`We suggest using for this purpose the current bases in Armenia,
where material values of the CIS will be accumulated, which, in their
turn, will be used in case a country of the Commonwealth needs
humanitarian aid,’ Ghukasian said.
He pointed out that Armenia can become an operator in allocating the
accommodated values.
The Armenian party made this proposal, taking into account the
unstable political situation in a number of countries in the region,
as well as the seismic risk and the importance of taking measures
against possible natural calamities.
The proposal was appreciated by the CIS.
Vladislav Gasumyanov, Deputy Chief of Russia’s Federal Agency of
Government Reserves, pointed out that the Russian delegation approves
the proposal made by the Armenian party on the establishment of
transit bases for providing humanitarian aid.
However, a number of obstacles must be removed in national
legislations before the implementation of the project, he stated. `We
need time to study the issue and only after this, we will make a
decision, taking into account national legislations,’ Gasumyanov
said.
Chairman of the State Reserves Committee, Ministry of Emergency of
Kazakhstan Kabidolla Sarekenov also welcomed the proposal of the
Armenian party. He believes it is right that Armenia raises the issue
of establishing transit bases for humanitarian aid and emergency
situations, hoping that the decision will be accepted. Z. Sh. -0–