Ulaanbaatar
NEMA to cooperate with U.S. State Department in disaster prevention
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Ulaanbaatar /MONSTAME/ The National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) established a memorandum of cooperation with the United States State
Department on September 29. NEMA Chief, Brigadier General G.Ariunbuyan and Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Mongolia Michael
S. Klecheski signed the agreement.
During the signing ceremony, NEMA Chief G.Ariunbuyan said, “The
signing of the memorandum elevates Mongolia-U.S. cooperation in disaster prevention
to a new level. Under the memorandum, the sides will cooperate in advancing
Mongolia’s disaster management system, organizing training for emergency personnel
and the public and joint exercises, improving disaster medical response, and providing emergency personnel
with academic training in the United States”
Mongolia and the United States have been cooperating in disaster
prevention since 1992. NEMA works together with the U.S. Forest Service, Alaska
National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and other
organizations in disaster prevention and personnel training.
