ARMENIA’S NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE DOCTRINE TO BE WORKED OUT IN LINE WITH IPAP

ARKA
Nov 27, 2009

YEREVAN, November 27, /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Council
said today the National Civil Defence Doctrine will be worked out in
line with Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP).

It said during today’s sitting chaired by the Secretary of the National
Security Council of Armenia, Arthur Baghdasaryan, the inter-agency
commission decided to submit the Doctrine to the National Security
Council for ratification in May 2010.

The National Security Council said Arthur Baghdasaryan emphasized
the importance of formation of a civil defense system corresponding
to contemporary requirements,. He also noted that the adoption of the
Doctrine would be of great applied significance for the implementation
of strategic reforms in the field of civil defense and withstanding
the contemporary challenges.

The adoption of the Doctrine envisages the assessment of the
current state of civil defense, formation of a civil defence
system corresponding to international standards, improvement of the
crisis-management.

A regional crisis-management centre will be established in Yerevan,
which will later have regional divisions.