Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, will come to Kazan with a friendly visit

(KZN.RU, February 13, Alsu Safina). Friendly visit of Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, to Kazan will take place on February 15-16. Official meetings with the leadership of the city and the republic, with the center “Alliance Francaise – Kazan”, a visit to the sports facilities of the city, including the stadium “Kazan Arena”, the Palace of water sports, Universiade Village are planned during the visit, said Evgeniya Lodvigova, the deputy head of the municipality of Kazan, at the Business Monday.

She reminded that the agreement in the field of tourism, culture and sport between Kazan and Paris was signed on December 13 in the French capital. “The upcoming visit is aimed at strengthening ties between Paris and Kazan, as well as the development of tourism, culture and sports”, said E. Lodvigova. The last is important due to the fact that Paris is a candidate to host the Summer Olympic Games 2024. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, supported the application of the capital of France along with more than 50 heads of cities.

E. Lodvigova remembered the remarkable fact: 21 years ago, Alain Juppe, the Prime Minister of France in that period, visited Kazan in mid-February, and the agreement on the development of the French culture center “Alliance Francaise” was signed. “We hope that the current visit will bring together Paris and Kazan, will make our relationship mutually beneficial and will strengthen the position of Kazan in the international arena”, she said.

The Mayor of Kazan drew attention to the fact that Paris is an active member of the United Cities and Local Governments, and like its predecessor, has always been the center of this large international activity. “If 10 years ago we were told that the Mayor of Paris will come to learn from the Kazan’s successful experience of wins in nomination activities, whether it is the Universiade, the World Cup in water sports, or the “WorldSkills”, it would be hard to believe”, said the Mayor.

By the way, the capital of Tatarstan surpassed Paris in the race to become the host of the professional skill championship in 2019.

“We learn from each other and we want to make our cities, residents and best practices were closer to each other. We will be friends with Paris!”, marked I. Metshin.