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    I felt proud for being Armenian citizen - mountaineer

    news.am
    August 20, 2012 | 14:05

    YEREVAN. - Armenia's Emergency Situations Minister Armen Yeritsyan on
    Monday received mountaineer Andranik Miribyan, who had found himself
    under a difficult situation while climbing Mount Ushba in Georgia.

    The Emergency Situations Ministry's Crisis Management Center was in
    constant contact with its counterparts in Georgia and Russia for
    several days, and it assisted in the search and rescue activities.

    `Each and every citizen [of Armenia] must know that the state is at
    his side, that we always stand ready to lend a helping hand to our
    compatriots, irrespective of where they are in the world,' noted
    Yeritsyan.

    In his turn, Andranik Miribyan extended his gratitude to the Minister,
    and noted that he never thought that an entire system would be
    mobilized for an ordinary citizen - and abroad, in that.

    `All through that time I sensed a great assistance, attention and care
    toward me. At that time I felt proud for being a citizen of Armenia,'
    said Miribyan.

    As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the Crisis Management
    Center of Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations had received a
    call, on August 9 at 2.35pm Yerevan time, informing that an Armenian
    citizen, namely Andranik Miribyan, had climbed Georgia's Mount Ushba
    but could not descend due to lack of equipment. And the situation was
    deteriorating because of heavy snow while his food and water were
    running out. It took the rescuers three days to finally reach
    Miribyan.

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