The signing of a memorandum on the establishment of twinning relations between Almaty and the argentine city of Rosario was held.
Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev during the video conference, noting the importance of twinning relations in expanding Kazakh-Argentinean cooperation, expressed gratitude for the annual raising of the State Flag of Kazakhstan at the Argentine National Flag Memorial in Rosario in honor of Independence Day of Kazakhstan. Akim praised the work of the Kazakhstan Cultural Center, the first such kind of institution in the South America, to introduce Argentines to the culture and traditions of the Kazakh people. In turn, the mayor of Rosario, Monica Fein, expressed confidence that twinning relations would give impetus to trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian ties.
The parties exchanged proposals to strengthen cooperation, including the organization of friendly visits.
It is the first time when Kazakh city established twinning relations with the metropolis of Latin America.