Ilsur Metshin met with the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo
Photo from the travelermap.ru
(Kazan
city, KZN.RU, July 14). Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin met with the
Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo on July 14. One of the main purposes of
the visit to the French capital was to discuss the further
development of the World Organization “United Cities and Local
Governments”. Ilsur Metshin and Anne Hidalgo are co-presidents
of the organization, so they are the key players of UCLG. Ilsur
Metshin is also the president of the Eurasian section of UCLG.
The
meeting of mayors held during the celebration of Bastille Day. “It
is a good luck to discuss the future strategy of the world
organization development in such a momentous day”, - said Ilsur
Metshin.
The
parties discussed the terms of the strengthening of an effective
dialogue and cooperation between the regional offices, the future
structure and objectives of the organization, and preparations for
the UCLG World Congress in Bogota. The Congress will be held in the
capital of Colombia, in October 2016. A key issue will be the
election of a new president and the leadership of the organization.
Also,
the prospects of development of tourist flows between Kazan and
Paris, the exchange of best practices in this field were discussed
during today's meeting.