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Mayors of Yerevan and Stepanakert sign cooperation agreement for the years of 2021-2023
Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan welcomed the Mayor of Stepanakert David Sargsyan who has been Yerevan with an official visit since May 29. Accompanied by Mayor Hayk Marutyan the members of Stepanakert delegation visited the military Pantheon of Yerablur, laid flowers and a wreath at the memorial to the fallen azatamartiks and at the graves of those fallen while defending the borders of Homeland.
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During the official meeting held in the City Hall, the program of cooperation for the years of 2021-2023 was signed between the municipalities of Yerevan and Stepanakert. The document was signed by the leaders of the capitals of the two Armenian states. The cooperation makes it possible to develop interaction in different spheres of the city economy.
“Yerevan and Stepanakert have always cooperated in different fields and we had a program to follow. Unfortunately, the war broke out and our program had to be changed. Currently it’s highly important to restore Stepanakert from the damage the war caused and to bring the life into its natural pace. Yerevan has always been and will go on being side by side with Stepanakert, particularly in these hard days. The document signed is actually the cooperation program for the coming years: it involves the suggestions made by the Councils of Elders and heads of subdivisions of the two cities. Starting today we will go on restoration of Stepanakert”, stressed Hayk Marutyan.
“During the war, we constantly felt the support of Yerevan. Significant financial aid was provided and taking the opportunity, I’d like to express gratitude to Yerevan Mayor and the members of the Council of Elders for such a decision. The financial means were given to the residents as well as aimed at Stepanakert restoration. The goal of the contract signed between the cities is to restore the second Armenian capital by joining our efforts”, said David Sargsyan.
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As a start of the updated cooperation program between Yerevan and Stepanakert, on May 30, the “The Goods of Artsakh” exhibition-fair opened in Khachkars park near Republic square. Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan and Stepanakert Mayor David Sargsyan visited the fair to familiarize themselves to the products and services offers by about 30 companies of Artsakh. The mayors walked about the pavilions, talked to the participants. They also had the chance to taste and buy foods and drinks produced in Artsakh. The hotel services, carpet weaving, textile production and handicraft were presented in separate pavilions. The initiatives aimed at Artsakh economic development will be continued.
