Emergencies Minister meets PACE members

Actions to protect population in emergency situations were discussed during the meeting. Lintner congratulated the minister with the new appointment and wished him success on the new job. The guest noted, that there was no such institution in Germany and expressed his interest in the work of the Azerbaijan Emergency Ministry, the Ministry press service told Trend.

The minister told guests about the works conducted to prevent large scale disaster situations in the country.

He said that the Ministry was in a state of formation. Heydarov told that rescuers of the ministry were always ready to protect the population and territory from possible disasters. Structures, working under the Ministry's control are capable to deal with disasters not only on the territory of the country but also abroad.

Opinions on different matters of bilateral interest were also exchanged during the meeting.