Armenian rescuers among those distinguished in NATO training in Georgia

The official closing of NATO’s “Georgia 2012” field training exercise was held Thursday in Georgia, News.am reports.

The event, which had kicked off in the city of Rustavi on September 22 and during which a strong earthquake scenario was enacted, brought together over 1,000 people — comprising search and rescue teams, observers and experts — from 24 NATO-member and partner countries and from a variety of international organizations that respond to disasters, Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) press service informs.

During the closing ceremony, awards were given to those participants who stood out through their high-level professional preparedness, and members from the MES rescue squad likewise were among the award recipients.

The head of the Armenian delegation, MES Rescue Service Director, Major General Sergei Azaryan also presented MES awards to the foreign participants in the training.