The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has signed a decision to establish an inter-agency coordination commission for the prevention of the introduction and spread of plague from the Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia, and to approve its composition and operational procedures.

 

"Guided by Article 7, Parts 5 and 16 of the Law on the Structure and Activities of the Government,"

 

1. To create a commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission) as a consultative body for the purpose of coordinating measures to prevent the introduction and spread of plague from the Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia.

 

2. To approve:

 

1) the composition of the commission, according to Appendix No. 1.

 

2) the operational procedures of the commission, according to Appendix No. 2.

 

3. To the chairperson of the commission, to ensure the organization of the commission's work, and to promptly submit necessary proposals regarding issues requiring inter-agency coordination to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.

 

4. To the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia:

 

1) to ensure the organizational and technical support of the commission with the participation of the "National Center for Disease Control and Prevention" state non-commercial organization, and to appoint the secretary of the commission within five working days after this decision comes into force.

 

2) within the framework of his/her powers and the functions provided for by the charter of the mentioned organization, to provide the commission with professional information, risk assessments, and response proposals.

 

5. To the heads of the bodies and organizations represented in the commission, to submit to the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia, within five working days after this decision comes into force, the details of the official representative of their body in the commission, the responsible person for operational information exchange, and their substitute, as well as the means of official communication, and to promptly update this information in case of any changes.

 

6. To the chairperson of the commission, to convene the first meeting of the commission within ten working days after this decision comes into force, for the purpose of assessing the risk of the introduction and spread of plague from the Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia, coordinating preventive measures, and discussing the current state of preparedness.

 

In the meantime, if urgent response grounds provided for in Appendix No. 2 arise, to act in accordance with the procedures established in that appendix.

 

7. The necessary legal acts for the implementation of the commission's proposals shall be adopted, and the measures shall be carried out by the competent authorities in accordance with the grounds and procedures established by law," the decision states.