World Environment Day Honored in Erbil with Helitack Maneuvers




ERBIL—

Environment related bodies in the Kurdistan Region jointly with Kurdistan Ministry of Interior on Monday honored the World Environment Day in a ceremony in Erbil, Kurdistan Region's capital city.

The activities, performed under the slogan "I'm with Nature," included aerial firefighting maneuvers with helicopters in Sami Abdurrahman's Park and stopping vehicles at the major intersection next to the park for two minutes.

Officials from the Ministry of Interior and Environmental Protection and Improvement Board in Kurdistan were present at the ceremony.

In 1972 United Nations announced June 5 as World Environment Day to encourage worldwide awareness and action to protect the environment.

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