 Armenian firemen arrive in Georgia to help extinguish Borjomi wildfire August 23, 2017 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Up to 60 Armenian firefighters and seven fire engines have arrived in Georgia'sBorjomi Gorge to help extinguish the wildfire which broke out four days ago. A large firefighting aircraft and two helicopters were sent by Turkey, while a copter and 95 firefighters will join from Azerbaijan. Belarus has sent a helicopter too. Besides Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Belarus, Germany, Romania and Greece are also ready to help Georgia if needed. Firefighters battled a wildfire in Armenia's Khosrov forest reserve for days after finally succeeding to localize the fire with help from a Russian air tanker. The fire broke out on August 12 and burnt hundreds of hectares of vegetation.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
