By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, February 7 — 6355 emergencies were registered in Yerevan in 2011. This number prevails the number we had in 2010 (back then the number made up 5450). Because of emergencies 217 people died, and 4059 got injuries of different severity degrees. The number of emergencies has increased by 16.6 percent, the [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, November 23 – On November 22 Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia Armen Yeritsyan received UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) newly appointed representative in Armenia Manja Henriette Ahrens. During the meeting the Minister congratulated Ahrens for the appointment and stated that the Ministry has been cooperating with UNICEF for [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, September 5 — Armenian President Serge Sarkisian was present at the great ceremonial parade dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s Emergency Situations System. Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian, Secretary of National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan, Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan and different government members were also present at the parade. Armen Yeritsyan, [...]