Int'l emergency exercises Zhetysu-2009 to be held in Almaty region
ALMATY. July 16. KAZINFORM /Yelena Ilyinskaya/ The final conference on the international emergency drills "Zhetysu-2009" has been opened in Almaty today.
The exercise will be conducted in Almaty region at the site of the Kazakh Ministry for Emergency Situations scheduled on September, 5-11 under aegis of the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) in 2009.
According to Vice Minister of Emergency Situations, General-Mayor Valery Petrov earthquake is the largest natural threat existing in Kazakhstan.
The conference will last till the end of the day. Following its results the Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre on joint exercises "Zhetysu-2009" based on the Individual Action Plan of Kazakhstan and NATO.