President Vahagn Khachaturyan received Mayor of Pasadena Victor Gordo

Within the framework of his working visit to the US state of California, President Vahagn Khachaturyan received Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo at his residence in Los Angeles.

Over the course of the meeting, the sides discussed opportunities of promoting cooperation between the cities of Pasadena and Armenia on the principle of sister cities. In this regard, the President of the Republic noted that currently the gap in the application of this principle needs to be filled by combining bilateral efforts, and from this point of view, the visit of Mayor Victor Gordo to Armenia planned for the summer within the framework of the initiative of the US Department of State is a good opportunity.

During the conversation, the opportunities of launching programs for the exchange of best practices in the urban management system and initiating retraining programs of offices were touched upon.

Special attention was paid to possible cooperation on the development of urban infrastructure.

The Mayor of Pasadena presented to the President of the Republic details about the principles of their successful experience regarding the systematic organization of small and medium-sized businesses in the urban environment.

The Mayor touched upon the experience and successes of the city authorities in preserving architectural and cultural values, forests and green spaces, as well as in solving environmental problems.