The prospects for Russian-Swedish cooperation were discussed by the Mayor of Krasnodar Evgeny Pervyshov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to the RF Peter Erickson. The meeting was held within the framework of the official visit of the delegation of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Krasnodar Region.

The international exhibition of agricultural machinery, equipment and materials for the production and processing of crop products — ХXIV Agro-Industrial Forum "YUGAGRO" — started work at the Exhibition and Congress complex of Expograd Yug. The Mayor of Krasnodar Evgeny Pervyshov participated in the exhibition opening ceremony. On the first day of work, the Mayor of the city discussed the prospects for international cooperation between Krasnodar and the Austrian city of Wels.

A formal reception of the Austrian city of Wels representatives was held in the administration of the capital of Kuban. At the end of October this year the cities signed a memorandum of intent and partnership.

This is the first such agreement involving the cities of Europe and Russia. In addition, as part of a working visit to Nancy, Karlsruhe and Wels (Austria) the delegation of Krasnodar led by Evgeny Pervyshov held a series of business meetings and negotiations as well as signed several international agreements. Among them is the first in the last 25 years partnership agreement with a French city.

This will be one of key events of the working visit to a number of European cities of the delegation of Krasnodar headed by Kuban capital's Mayor Evgeny Pervyshov and Krasnodar City Duma Chairwoman Vera Galushko.

This morning the Mayor of Krasnodar and Chairwoman of the City Duma Vera Galushko greeted official foreign delegations that had come to celebrate the 224th anniversary of the founding of Yekaterinodar-Krasnodar.

Deputy Mayor of Krasnodar Evgeny Zimenko participates in a meeting of the Russian-Japanese working group on urban environment development.

Mayor of Krasnodar Evgeny Pervyshov met with representatives of the youth delegation from the German sister city. They discussed the further development of the project of bilateral student exchanges.

The talks with the delegation of Chinese major business representatives in Krasnodar City Hall were held by Evgeny Pervyshov and Chief of the department of investments and development of small and medium businesses of Krasnodar Region Vasily Shvets. Participants discussed the implementation of projects in the area of industrial production, public transport and waste disposal.

In the City Hall Deputy Mayor of the capital of Kuban Dmitry Logvinenko chaired a formal reception for the rally organizers.