Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan hold joint rescue exercises in Ankara
The teams had to use rescue equipment to extract injured individuals from the rubble, evacuate them by land and air, and use rescue dogs. Photo: 1tv.ge
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Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan held joint search and rescue drills aimed at increasing cooperation, coordination and interoperability between rescue teams during scenarios of natural disasters, the Georgian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Hosted in Ankara, the DAK-23 drills saw forces of the National Guard of Georgia involved in the week-long tactical level exercise, with the performed simulations involving search and rescue efforts during an earthquake scenario.
The teams had to use rescue equipment to extract injured individuals from the rubble, evacuate them by land and air, and use rescue dogs.
The Ministry added the training would be hosted by Azerbaijan next year, followed by Georgia in the subsequent edition, as part of a rotational programme for the drills.
A Georgian rescue dog received a special award for saving the life of a survivor of Turkey’s devastating earthquake, the Georgian Emergency Management Service said on Saturday.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, has thanked rescue crews sent from Georgia and other countries to help with the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on February 6, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday.
Cooperation in regional development and defence and importance of joint military exercises were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Azerbaijani and Turkish colleagues, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and General Hulusi Akar.
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