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  • Twin cities agreement b/w Yerevan, LA to give impetus to bilat. coop

    ARKA News Agency, Armenia
    March 2 2007

    TWIN CITIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN YEREVAN, LOS ANGELES TO GIVE IMPETUS TO
    BILATERAL COOPERATION

    YEREVAN, March 1. /ARKA/. The twin cities agreement between Yerevan
    and Los Angeles will give an impetus to further bilateral
    cooperation, Los Angeles Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa stated at the
    ceremonial signing of the agreement on February 23, 2007, the Press
    and Information Department, RA Foreign Office, reports.
    In his speech, Villaraigosa stressed Armenia's valuable contribution
    to the development of Losd Angeles as a city of many nations and
    cultures.
    In his turn, Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan pointed out that the
    agreement envisages closer cooperation in high technologies, public
    management, economic, cultural and educational relations.
    On the threshold of the signing of the agreement, a delegation headed
    by the Yerevan Mayor visited Los Angeles and held a number of
    meetings. Mayor Zakharyan held meetings with Mayor of Glendale David
    Viver, members of the City Council Raffi Maukyan, Ara Najaryan, Bob
    Yosefyan and Frank Cvintero, as well as with Chief of the city police
    Randy Adams. Mayor Zakharyan also visited the Municipality of Burbank
    and held a meeting with Vice-Mayor Marsh Ramus.
    During his visit Zakharyan also held meetings with Los Angeles Mayor
    Anthony Villaraigosa, City Council member Eric Garsety and Head of
    the Los Angeles Supervisory Council Ze Yaroslawsky.
    The Armenian delegation also visited the residences of the Armenian
    Apostolic Church in Los Angeles, held meetings with the leaders of
    partiers, representatives of the Glendale collage, Chamber of
    Commerce of California and the Chamber of Armenian Lawyers.
    On February 23, 2007, Los Angeles and Yerevan were declared twin
    cities. Attending the ceremony were representatives of Los Angeles
    local government bodies, diplomats, clergymen, Armenian businessmen
    and philanthropists. P. T. -0
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