Israel thanks Azerbaijan for help in firefighting missions

Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin has met with members of the international group, which is engaged in extinguishing wildfires in the country, including the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan.

At the meeting Reuven Rivlin expressed appreciation for the courage shown in fighting the wildfires, the ministry said.

In accordance with the order of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, amphibious aircraft BE-200CS is helping to extinguish the wildfires in Israel, Trend recalls.