Baku / 03.11.17 / Turan: International exercises on rescue works Caspian 2017, organized by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, began on the Caspian Sea.
At the sessions, the cooperation of the various services of the Caspian states, i.e. Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, is being worked out in emergency situations.
Besides the Ministry of Emergency Situations, representatives of the Special State Protection Service, the State Border Service, the State Security Service, the Ministries of Defense, Interior Affairs and Health, the State Maritime Administration, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action, SOCAR and BP are participating in the exercises.
The exercises involve 1,100 personnel, 208 units of equipment, 2 aircraft, 5 helicopters, 8 ships and 6 specially trained aircraft.
On November 3, the exercises were continued on the Caspian coast in the Garadagh district. -03D06-
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