KHARKOV, NOVEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. By Kharkov Mayor's November 10 recommendation Honorary Consul of RA to the city of Kharkov Armen Aslanian was appointed Adviser to Mayor on International Relations, on public bases. According to Kharkov Municipal Council's website, one of new Adviser's first commissions is preparation of Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglarian's visit to Kharkov to take place in 2010, as well as development of cooperation between RA and city of Kharkov in various spheres and other aspects of international activity. Honorary Consulate of RA in the city of Kharkov started to work from 2009 September. In that period official delegations of the city of Kharkov and Kharkov region visited Armenia and conducted negotiations over cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres. Contacts between Kharkov and Yerevan have been developing since 2008.

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