RUSSIAN ASTRAKHAN AND ARMENIAN ABOVYAN GETTING SISTER-CITIES STATUS

news.am
Sept 12 2011
Armenia

YEREVAN. – The “Armenia’s Youth Government” NGO plans to turn Russian
Astrakhan and Armenian Abovyan into sister-cities.

The NGO is in Astrakhan by the invitation of youth government of
Astrakhan region.

The visit is taking place within the framework of CIS countries’
agreement made during “Tsakhkadzor 2011” Youth Forum. A memorandum is
signed for the cooperation between Armenian and Russian Astrakhan’s
youth governments, which will allow creating basis for youth politics,
culture, social and economic development in Astrakhan. Russian
parliament supports this initiative, informed “Volga Caspian”
news agency.