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