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ICRC willing to assist villagers in Armenia's border region
13:17 * 23.07.14
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which has a
mission to aid the population in border communities, is ready to
ensure its presence in Armenia's northern region of Tavush in the
harvesting season in case it receives corresponding guarantees.
In comments to Tert.am, a spokesperson for the ICRC Yerevan office,
Zara Amatuni, confirmed the organization's willingness to provide
assistance to Tavush, addressing an earlier request by residents of
the region's border villages.
"Whenever there is a request by the local government or the
population, we try to negotiate guarantees with the state authorities,
so to say, to enable the population to carry out their work for the
given time period. And that's not just guarantees; based on available
arrangements, the Red Cross ensures its physical presence there, with
its car and employees. That's a sign for the military contingent that
the Red Cross is there with its emblem," Amatuni said, adding that the
mission will be in the region's border areas in case of corresponding
agreements
The spokesperson added that the organization itself encourages the
residents to propose such initiatives and be more active.
"Because we focus our work on village communities close to an
international borderline and because that bears a frequent character,
we also conduct repairs of waterline as a result of dialogues and
evaluation of needs," she added.
The governor of Tavush, Hovik Abovyan, also stressed the need of the
mission's presence in their border communities. "We want them to only
ensure their presence to enable the population to collect the harvest.
We crop mostly grain and cornfields ... that's it," he said, adding that
the harvesting in the region is already under way.
Armenian News - Tert.am
13:17 * 23.07.14
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which has a
mission to aid the population in border communities, is ready to
ensure its presence in Armenia's northern region of Tavush in the
harvesting season in case it receives corresponding guarantees.
In comments to Tert.am, a spokesperson for the ICRC Yerevan office,
Zara Amatuni, confirmed the organization's willingness to provide
assistance to Tavush, addressing an earlier request by residents of
the region's border villages.
"Whenever there is a request by the local government or the
population, we try to negotiate guarantees with the state authorities,
so to say, to enable the population to carry out their work for the
given time period. And that's not just guarantees; based on available
arrangements, the Red Cross ensures its physical presence there, with
its car and employees. That's a sign for the military contingent that
the Red Cross is there with its emblem," Amatuni said, adding that the
mission will be in the region's border areas in case of corresponding
agreements
The spokesperson added that the organization itself encourages the
residents to propose such initiatives and be more active.
"Because we focus our work on village communities close to an
international borderline and because that bears a frequent character,
we also conduct repairs of waterline as a result of dialogues and
evaluation of needs," she added.
The governor of Tavush, Hovik Abovyan, also stressed the need of the
mission's presence in their border communities. "We want them to only
ensure their presence to enable the population to collect the harvest.
We crop mostly grain and cornfields ... that's it," he said, adding that
the harvesting in the region is already under way.
Armenian News - Tert.am