Heads of BSEC emergency situation agencies adopt declaration - UPDATE

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The document reflects the prospects of cooperation among emergency situation agencies of the BSEC member states.

 At present, the mechanism of removing consequences of emergency situations in the world is at an unsatisfactory level, BSEC Deputy Secretary General Altay Afandiyev said.

"Casualties resulting from disasters worldwide suggest that the mechanism used in the world emergency situation agencies is not efficient. It needs to be improved in order to promptly prevent possible human loss during disasters," Afandiyev said.

The Baku conference will contribute to the improvement of this mechanism, he said.

Afandiyev said at the end of the conference, it is expected to adopt a declaration on joint cooperation of the BSEC countries' emergency situations agencies.

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Today, on Sept. 18, Baku is hosting a conference of the heads of the emergency situations agencies of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

The credibility of Azerbaijan in the world and international organizations is growing every day, said Kamaladdin Heydarov, the Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Minister, who opened the conference.

"This conference will enhance the cooperation amongst the emergency situation agencies of the organization's member states," said Heydarov.

/Trend News/