(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
DOHA: The 51st Executive Council Meeting and 23rd General Assembly of International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) will kick off today, with the presence of ministers and senior officials from 48 countries specialised in emergencies and civil defence.
The three-day event will discuss a number of topics related to the organisation's line of work, its development, internal laws and future plans. This will contribute to promoting joint global work in the field of civil defence and protecting lives and properties. The event will witness a field exercise by General Directorate of Civil Defense in collaboration with Search and Rescue team of Lekhwiya at Ras Laffan Emergency College.
The Director-General of General Directorate of Civil Defense, Brig. Abdullah Mohammed Al Suwaidi, in a meeting with the Secretary-General of ICDO, Dr Vladimir Kuvshinov, and the Deputy Secretary-General, Belkacem Elketroussi, said the session will be one of the most prominent events held by the organisation, due to the vital and important issues being discussed, which positively reflects on the upcoming phase.
Al Suwaidi said the event will include a field exercise by General Directorate of Civil Defense in collaboration with Search and Rescue team of Lekhwiya with the participation of all the specialized entities in the country. He added that the exercise aims to highlight the great capabilities of the State of Qatar in the humanitarian field and will be attended by seven observer countries which are Singapore, Turkey, India, Australia, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan.
Al Suwaidi highlighted the great number of attendees from the member states adding that the exceptional attendance demonstrates Qatar's international standing and its leading role in promoting international action and credibility in international forums and its outstanding contributions to rescue and humanitarian work.
On his part, the Secretary-General of ICDO valued the hosting of the event by the State of Qatar amidst the attendance of ministries and senior officials from ministries and entities specialised in civil defence and civil protection from the member states in the executive council and the general assembly, in addition to the observers.
He added that the meetings will be one of the most important events in the history of the organization and humanitarian action in general.
Kuvshinov added that the meeting will be a platform to exchange ideas and joint expertise to develop the mechanisms of civil defence in member states. It will also give a chance to the attendees to take a close look at the civil defence facilities in Qatar and its great potential in this field, expressing his confidence that the meetings would be fruitful and qualitative in the organisation's path.
On his part, Deputy Secretary-General Belkacem Elketroussi described the event as a historical meeting, as it is held for the first time in the Arab region, and will discuss modernisation of the organisation's internal law and it is expected to be approved in Doha and will be named after it.
He added that Doha's request to host the event was endorsed by member states at the Geneva meeting last year.
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