REGIONAL FORUM - MEETING OF HEADS OF EMERGENCY AGENCIES OF CA COUNTRIES IS HELD IN CHOLPON-ATA

Today, August 15, 2024, on the shore of Issyk-Kul in the city of Cholpon-Ata, the Regional Forum is taking place - the Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Situations of the Central Asian Countries chaired by the Kyrgyz side.

The main objective is to discuss issues and coordinate actions to strengthen regional cooperation in the field of disaster risk reduction and emergency situations and the implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR in Central Asia.

The Regional Forum is attended by delegations from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan headed by the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Major General Chingis Arinov, the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under

The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Colonel Latifzoda Hotamsho Latif, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, headed by the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Major General Abdulla Kuldashev, and a delegation of representatives of international organizations, donors and development partners.

Opening the Regional Forum, the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, Major General Boobek Azhikeev, noted the importance of this event for constructive dialogue, exchange of information and experience, noting that Central Asia remains a vulnerable region, constantly exposed to natural disasters, from earthquakes to landslides and floods.

The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, Boobek Azhikeev, also emphasized the importance of developing further cooperation between emergency agencies of the Central Asian countries, aimed at strengthening efforts to protect the population and territories from natural and man-made emergencies.

Following the results of the Regional Forum, a Protocol of the meeting will be signed.

PRESS CENTER OF THE MINISTRY OF EMERCOM OF THE KR