The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan will be equipped with a firefighting aircraft from Russian counterparts, CentralAsia.news reports citing the press office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.
Minister for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of the Russian Federation Alexander Kurenkov discussed strategic partnerships with the heads of emergency departments of the CIS Member States during the XIV International Salon «Integrated Security — 2023».
In March this year, 40 fire trucks were delivered to Kyrgyzstan on the instructions of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and handed over by Alexander Kurenkov. This year, the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation plans to deliver a Mi-8MTV-1 helicopter with a VSU-5 spillway to the Kyrgyz Republic under the technical assistance project.
Representatives of 24 countries and 6 international organisations took part in the Moscow salon, and the total number of foreign counterparts exceeded 90 people.
