At the International Forum in Moscow, Ilsur Metshin called on representatives of municipal authorities to collaboratively implement projects
The Mayor of Kazan, Ilsur Metshin, presented the BRICS+ Association of Cities and Municipalities at the forum in Moscow. He spoke at a session where the regulation of partner cities’ operations, cultural exchanges, and the role of the population in strengthening brotherly ties between municipalities were discussed. During the meeting, the Mayor of Kazan emphasized that the opportunities for cooperation within the association are vast and called for joint efforts to implement new projects, find solutions to challenges, and seek additional development incentives.
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«First of all, I asked to gather and teach us (the mayors – ed.). We are always in need of new knowledge and successful practices to learn from. The challenges we face are the same, so communication between mayors, I believe, is very important, as there are certainly those who have already spent time, money, and resources on solving these problems.»
- Members of the association include representatives from cities and municipalities of Russia, China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Iran, Ethiopia, Turkey, Chile, and other countries, with a total population of 2.6 billion people. Participants of the International Forum of BRICS+ Cities signed 10 cooperation and sister-city agreements, with Kazan becoming a partner of Qingdao.
- Thanks to the association, cities can exchange successful programs in the fields of ecology, tourism, culture and digitalization.
- The opportunities for cooperation are vast. A prime example of this is the library of the BRICS+ Association of Cities and Municipalities, presented in Kazan.
