ArmeniaNow  A NATO disaster response exercise “Armenia 2010” ended in Armenia today (September 17).

The consequence management field exercise held from September 11 (organized by the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center, or EADRCC) was based on the fictitious scenario of a serious civil emergency situation in the Kotayk Region near the city of Arzni.

Up to 1,000 participants from NATO and Partner countries as well as representatives and observers from other international organizations and nations took part in the annual event aimed at practicing disaster response mechanisms and enhancing co-operation in emergency situations.

“ARMENIA 2010” was the tenth field exercise conducted by the EADRCC since 2000 and the first to be hosted by Armenia as its contribution to the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program for 2010. It was the first field exercise open to Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) countries for participation.