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26-11-2009 16:36 Ukrainian rescuers can significantly enhance European civil protection response forces
Ukraine's Emergencies Minister Volodymyr Shandra backs the idea of creating united European civil protection response forces, he has addressed the third Civil Protection Forum 'Towards a More Resilient Society' in Brussels on Thursday, the ministry press-service has said.
"A priority of the national policies in providing national security must be disaster prevention and adequate response to it if occurred," Shandra underlined. "Special units of Ukraine's Emergencies Ministry, fire airplanes and rescue helicopters can significantly enhance the European civil protection response forces," the minister believes. In this connection he noted that the start of Ukraine's Emergencies Ministry participation in practical exercises under the EU auspices is an important stage toward Ukraine-EU cooperation development.
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