A. Hidalgo left a record in the book of honorable guests of the “Alliance Francaise-Kazan”

(KZN.RU, February 16). The two-day visit of Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, to Kazan continues. Today, A. Hidalgo visited the association of the French culture spread “Alliance Francaise-Kazan”. Members of the French delegation got acquainted with the work of the Alliance, accompanied by Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of the Tatarstan’s capital, and Evgeniya Lodvigova, the deputy head of the municipal formation of Kazan.

The “Alliance Francaise-Kazan” is functioning in a historic noble residence: the House of Banartsev (Street K. Marx, 18). The building is a cultural heritage site of national importance. It has more than 6000 objects of the interior from the Western Europe of XVI-XIX centuries. Members of the delegation visited the dining room, the small amber living room and the large fireplace hall. The Book of the XVIII century with the decrees of the French kings got the attention of the guests.

After a short tour, Rosa Gubaidullina, the vice president of the organization, Regina Bogomazova, the director, Reseda Ismagilova, the deputy director and the head of programs in French, told in detail about the Alliance to the Mayor of Paris. In particular, they noted that the objective of the association is to spread the French language in Tatarstan, the development of language and cultural exchanges. Leaders of the “Alliance Francaise-Kazan” reported that the organization assists in the study of French language, organizes cultural events with the participation of French representatives and more.

Anne Hidalgo praised the work of the Alliance and wrote in the book of honorable guests. “In appreciation of the outstanding work that has been done in Kazan. Thank you for your selflessness. Best regards, Anne Hidalgo”, wrote the Mayor of Paris.

Also, a tour of the Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda was carried out for the French delegation today. Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, accompanied by Andrei Lobov, the head of the Vakhitovsky and the Privolzhsky districts administration of Kazan, Daria Sannikova, the director of the Tourism Promotion Committee, and others visited cultural sites from the Tatar nation formation in the late XIX-early XX century. In addition, Anne Hidalgo visited the Kazan Kremlin, the sports facilities of the city and the Soviet lifestyle museum.