Suren Hovsepyan appointed Permanent Representative of Armenia to the  World Meteorological Organization

ArmInfo. Suren Hovsepyan became the Permanent Representative of Armenia in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The decision was made at the  October 18 sitting of the RA government.

According to the certificate of the executive body, on the basis of  the organization's charter, only the person who heads the  meteorological service of the state can be a permanent representative  in WMO.  Therefore, it was proposed to designate the head of the  Armenian State Service on Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Suren  Hovsepyan as the country's permanent representative in this  structure. The Armenian Foreign Ministry is charged with informing  WMO of the decision taken today.

WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) whose members  are 191 states. Organization serves as an authoritative source of  information for the UN system on the state and behavior of the  Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with land and oceans, the weather  and climate it creates, and the final distribution of water  resources. Established in 1950, WMO became a specialized agency of  the United Nations in 1951. The Organization's mandate includes  meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology, and related  geophysical sciences. Since its establishment, WMO has played a  unique and influential role in promoting the security and well-being  of humanity. It also strengthens the interaction between the National  Meteorological and Hydrological Services of the Members of the  Organization and promotes the application of meteorology in many  fields.