NATO RENDERS ASSISTANCE IN CRISIS SITUATIONS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
03.06.2009 14:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ NATO information center hosted Wednesday a
meeting between NATO expert Jan Mulder and journalists, students and
specialists representing Armenian state agencies.

Presenting the reports on managing crisis situations and role of
media under the circumstances, Mr. Mulder said, "If Armenia faces
a crisis situation, it can appeal to the Euro-Atlantic Disaster
Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), which is a "24/7" focal
point for coordinating disaster relief efforts among NATO member and
partner countries."

He stressed that collection and dissemination of information is
extremely important for Armenia in case of natural disaster.

He also said that the Alliance has changed since the end of cold war
and is now acting as political rather than a military organization.