Lithuania ready to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan in radiation safety field

Baku, January 15, AzerTAc The event entitled “Strengthening of Radiation Safety Infrastructure and Development of Supporting Services of the Republic of Azerbaijan” was held in Baku. The event opened by Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Lieutenant-General of medical service Faig Tagizade, who expressed gratitude to the European Union and Lithuanian officials for support of the project.  Then, the participants were addressed by Y. Williams, representative of the European Union Office in Baku, Valdas Lastauskas, Ambassador of Lithuania to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Albinas Mastauskas, Director of the Lithuanian Radiation Protection Centre and Vugar Huseynov, Acting Head of the State Agency on Nuclear and Radiological Activity Regulation, Republic of Azerbaijan. The purpose of this 25-month long project was to increase the surveillance of exposures from ionizing radiation in the Republic of Azerbaijan and to enhance the energy policy convergence in the field of control of all types of radiation sources.  The Project funded by the European Union provided assistance to the Ministry of Emergency Situations and State Agency on Nuclear and Radiological Activity Regulation.