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25 of February, 16:31

EMERCOM of Russia is ready to help in the clearance of Syria and Afghanistan
EMERCOM of Russia is ready to make a wider geography of cooperation in the framework of humanitarian demining territories of different countries, and among them Syria and Afghanistan, said the Head of the EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Puchkov at the meeting with the head of state, the ICRC Peter Maurer.

"One of the main directions of our cooperation is humanitarian demining of areas and objects. Today MES continue demining works in Serbia, we have opened a special school for the training of experts on mine clearance in Nicaragua, " said Beam.

Peter Maurer said a lot of experience MOES in mine." The ICRC would like to start cooperation with the MOE, because it can provide real help in this area, " He said. According to Maurer, the international Red Cross is engaged in mine clearance in the countries of Central African Republic, South Sudan and other countries.

He also clarified the important role of MOE in providing assistance to Syria and neighboring countries." For the ICRC, humanitarian aid Syria - the largest volume of funds spent on a global scale, " said Maurer.- on Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have thirty percent of our business ".

The head of the emergencies Ministry said that the Russian Federation intends to continue to provide assistance to Syria. In recent years in this country EMERCOM of Russia brought 530 tons of food, medicines and medical equipment and supplies. From the zone of the armed conflict were evacuated more than 1, 1, thousands of Residents of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, other CIS and Europe.

"Ministry is ready to cooperate on joint humanitarian projects To assist Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan," said Beam.

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