A meeting of the
Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Akim of Ust-Kamenogorsk Zhaksylyk Omar took
place at the Executive Committee. They discussed issues of cooperation between
the cities.
Ust-Kamenogorsk
is the administrative center of the East Kazakhstan region with population over
350 thousand people. The city has developed industry, in particular,
non-ferrous industry.
Ilsur Metshin
noted that the capital of Tatarstan actively interacts with Astana and Alma-Ata,
which is a twin city of Kazan. Cooperation has been established in trade,
economic, scientific, technical and cultural fields, as well as in tourism.
Representatives
of Kazakhstan participate in many events held in Kazan, including sports
competitions, the international forum Kazan Digital Week, conferences and round
tables.
Zhaksylyk Omar,
in turn, thanked Ilsur Metshin for the warm welcome given to their delegation
and the opportunity to study Kazan's experience in urban planning, road
construction, and sports infrastructure development. The visit took place as
part of the First Summit of the Islamic Ice Hockey Association – Kazan Summit
Cup 2023. Zhaksylyk Omar noted that hockey is very popular in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
For reference, the
Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened in Kazan in 2013. It
serves citizens of the country who live in 12 regions of Russia. In August,
Yerlan Iskhakov assumed the post of Consul General of the Republic of
Kazakhstan in Kazan.