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Georgia, Azerbaijan hold international exercises

Georgia Materials 6 September 2014 14:27 (UTC +04:00)
Yagludzha landfill located in Georgia’s Kvemo Kartli Region, hosted on Sept. 5, Georgian-Azerbaijani international exercises
Georgia, Azerbaijan hold international exercises

Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 6

By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend:

Yagludzha landfill located in Georgia's Kvemo Kartli Region, hosted on Sept. 5, Georgian-Azerbaijani international exercises dubbed 'Safe Caucasus-2014.'

The exercises are aimed at improving the coordination of rescue forces' activity as part of Georgian-Azerbaijani cooperation and the two countries' memorandum on mutual aid during large-scale emergency situations, as well as activities on a joint response to oil spills on land and sea, in line with the agreement signed between British company BP and Georgian government.

Georgian Interior Ministry told Trend on Sept. 6 that the exercise involved the representatives from Georgian ministries of interior, labour, health and social affairs, Azerbaijani emergency situations ministry, and the BRIGGS (BP's contractor) and Energy Invest companies.

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