The Eurasian Peoples' Assembly and the Government of the Republic of Altai signed a Cooperation Agreement

On October 7, in the city of Gorno-Altaisk (Republic of Altai, Russia), as part of the International Conference "Altai vector of Eurasian integration", the International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations "Assembly of the Peoples of Eurasia" and the Government of the Republic of Altai (Russia) was signed an agreement on cooperation.

The agreement was signed by Deputy Secretary General - Head of the General Secretariat of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly Svetlana Smirnova and Head of the Altai Republic, Chairman of the Government of the Altai Republic Oleg Khorokhordin.

The subject of the agreement is the expansion and strengthening of international humanitarian and business cooperation, as well as the exchange of accumulated experience for the socio-economic development of the Altai Republic in the following areas: culture, education, tourism, sports, work with youth, commercial and industrial environment, export, import, finance, investment, innovation.

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About the Republic of Altai

The Republic of Altai is a subject of the Russian Federation, part of the Siberian Federal District. It is located in the center of Eurasia, in the south of Western Siberia, in the northwest it borders on the Altai Territory, in the northeast - on the Kemerovo Region - Kuzbass, in the east - on the Republic of Khakassia and the Republic of Tuva, in the south - on Mongolia and the People's Republic of China, in the southwest - with Kazakhstan. The national structure of the population (according to the All-Russian Population Census of 2010): Russians - 56.6%; Altaians - 33.9%; Kazakhs - 6.2%; other nationalities - 3.3%. Website - https://altai-republic.ru/

About the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly

The Eurasian Peoples' Assembly is an international non-governmental organization aimed at creating a social integration model in the name of establishing peace and harmony through the development of multilateral cooperation and public (people's) diplomacy in the Eurasian space. The Assembly brings together representatives of more than 53 countries. The organization has concluded about 170 partnership agreements in the field of culture, entrepreneurship, development of integration ties between the peoples of Eurasia and public diplomacy. Website – http://eurasia-assembly.org