Key information
- Date(s)
- -
- Location
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Attendance type
- Face-to-face
Description
The Initial Planning Conference of the DG-ECHO HOPE FSX project took place in Yerevan, Armenia, in the period of 6-9 September 2022.The main objective of this1st Planning Conference was to provide a framework for discussion of the exercise implementation, through the elaboration of the initial exercise scenario and the presentation of the associated injects capacities, as well as the project management structure of the organizations and people involved in the exercise.
In addition, the Conference brought together all participating countries and allowed them to discuss their experiences on successful emergency strategies, and the implementation of the Host Nation Support process.
The event was hosted by the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations of The Republic of Armenia (MES), headed by Mr. Hovhannes Yemishyan, Deputy Director of Rescue Service, and Ms. Armine Hayrapetyan, Representative of MES in foreign countries and International Organizations. At the Conference also attended the key stakeholders from the MSB – Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, supporting the project through the PPRD EAST 3 and the Twinning “Enhancing Civil Protection in Armenia” initiatives.
The Emergency Management Agency of the Ministry of Interior of Republic of Georgia also attended the Conference, in order to emphasize the importance of the international cross border cooperation procedures of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, which improvement is one of the main aims of the HOPE FSX project.
The Conference was honored to host the DG-ECHO Project Officer Mr. Geir Ellingsen, who offered his valuable insights on the design and implementation of Full-Scale Exercises, based on his enormous practical experience on the subject.