Margvelashvili: Azerbaijanis prove they are Georgians’ true friends
By Laman Ismayilova
Georgian President Georgi Margvelashvili has expressed gratitude to firefighters from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia and Belarus for their help in extinguishing fire in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
The Georgian president visited the area on Wednesday morning and familiarized with the situation, Sputnik-Georgia reported on August 23.
The fire broke out on August 20 near the village of Daba in the Borjomi Gorge. So far, the weather conditions prevent a complete suppression of the fire.
Currently, six helicopters and a special airplane are taking part in extinguishing the forest fires.
Two helicopters belong to the border police of Georgia, another one – to the rescue service of Azerbaijan, two helicopters and a plane were sent by Turkey to Georgia, and one helicopter belongs to Belarus. Azerbaijan also sent its firemen to Georgia.
Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Emergency Situations sent a helicopter to Georgia on August 21 to help extinguish forest fires in Borjomi-Kharagauli Reserve under directions of President Aliyev.
The Ka-32A firefighting helicopter started exploration flights in Samtskhe-Javakheti region and joined the operation to tackle the fire at 06:40 local time on August 22.
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