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Special rescue units were
established with the view of
participating in the inter-
national rescue operations.
These units took part in
the rescue operations in a
number of countries. Azer-
baijan also contributed to
the efforts of the ICDO to
strengthen the national civil
defence systems of its mem-
bers by bringing expertize
and technology to imple-
ment a number of humani-
tarian projects in the mem-
ber states of the ICDO.

The ICDO highly appreciates
the initiative of Azerbaijan
to host the International
conference and hopes that
other international events of such a The ICDO is ready to cooperate with The goal of the exhibition is to de-
scale will take place in Azerbaijan. any international organisation to monstrate international and Rus-
fulfil this noble task. sia's developments in this area and
Q: The role of the civil defense to learn more about new modern
services goes beyond pure hu- Q: Recently a big Internatio- technology developed in different
manitarian actions. Do you feel nal Salon <<Integrated Safety countries of the world. The Integra-
that they will in the long run and Security - 20130 was held ted Security-2013 exhibition featu-
replace the international huma- in Moscow. Could you tell us a red dozens of innovative solutions by
nitarian organizations? little more about this exhibition Russian companies, using new mate-
and why it is so important to or- rials and systems that can counter
I do not think so. In my opinion we'll ganize events of this kind? new threats, including the threat of
need all types of international organi- terrorism.
sations to combat natural and man- Yes, the the ICDO participated in the
made disasters and to help the vic- International Salon <<Integrated Sa- A series of specialized conference
tims of catastrophes. International fety and Security - 2013>> which was and meetings on topics of fire sa-
fety, civil protection, environmen-
tal safety, and nuclear security were
held during this Salon. International
Exhibition <<Integrated Safety and
Security - 2013>> provides a good op-
portunity to discuss next steps in the
development of cooperation in the
field of prevention and elimination of
emergency situations.

In the framework of this Internatio-
nal Salon unique fire-fighting and
rescue exercises took place on the
ground, in the water and in the air.
Even for the professional rescuers
these exercises were unforgettable -
such an efficient modern technology
was used.
humanitarian organizations are held in Moscow from 21 to 24 May.
doing a lot in this field. The Inter- Under the auspices of the ICDO 27 We are sure that next year the ICDO
national Civil Defence Organization member states participated in the event. will also take part in the Internatio-
has its own tasks and priorities. The nal Salon as this event permits to
work done by the ICDO complements This International Salon is one of promote the use of the new technolo-
efforts of the international commu- the most representative internatio- gies by the ICDO member states.
nity in its fight against natural and nal events in the field of security and
man-made disasters. Our main goal protection. This year more than 400 In our opinion global disaster res-
is to strengthen and to improve the companies from 14 countries brought ponse should take place through local
national civil defence structures of the their equipment to combat fire and governance with global assistance.
ICDO member states and we are very different catastrophes. LESS is member in such expertise
effective and successful in this work. networks like TIEMS and ICDO.

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