Armenian Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan met with Matthew Hollingworth, Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations at the UN World Food Programme, on October 19 on the sidelines of COP17.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Sargsyan presented the transformations underway in disaster risk management, planning and response, including reforms to the state material reserves system and institutional reforms underway at the ministry.
Thanking the UN World Food Programme for its continued support, the minister emphasized the active involvement of its Armenia office in various programs and events aimed at disaster risk management.
Highly valuing the longstanding cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Hollingworth welcomed Armenia’s willingness to assume national leadership in disaster management.
The parties agreed to expand cooperation in joint exercises and capacity building.
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