On December 19, negotiations were held on cooperation in the field of sports and the entry of Firefighters and Rescuers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into the International sport Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers.
President of the International sport Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers Alexander Chupryan and Director of the Executive Committee of the Federation Andrei Kalinin held talks with the Director General of civil defense of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Suleiman bin Abdullah al-Omro.
The President of the Federation stressed that fire and rescue sports are actively developing all over the world and invited representatives of Saudi Arabia to join the Federation, which today unites 22 countries of Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as to take part in the world Cup in 2019, which will be held in Saratov (Russian Federation).
Cooperation with firefighters and rescuers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will contribute to the further development of the Federation, including recognition by the International Olympic Committee.