Kazan heads the Eurasia and the Middle East regional section of the Metropolis international organization

The elections were held the day before in Brussels (Belgium)

Kazan headed the Eurasia and the Middle East regional section of the Metropolis international organization. The elections were held the day before in Brussels at the 14th Metropolis World Congress, which was held from June 12 to 15 Now the capital of the republic of Tatarstan enters the Board of the organization along with Seoul, Tehran, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Montevideo, Rabat.

The Metropolis World Congress is an international event that has been held once every three years since the association was founded in 1984 This year it is timed to coincide with the Brussels Urban Summit, which is attended by representatives of 145 cities and regions. The day before, the Metropolis General Assembly was held, where Barcelona, Berlin, Istanbul, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Mexico City, Tehran, Montreal, Rabat, Montevideo, Bogota, Hangzhou, Madrid, Johannesburg, Seoul, Wuhan, Sao Paulo and others competed for the enter the Board in 2024-2026.

Dakar took the presidency, and Kazan headed one of the six regional sections of the organization. The target of the regional section is to support the work of Metropolis in various regions under the leadership of the Secretary General. For reference, Metropolis is an international association of major metropolises, which is a global network that unites the governments of 141 urban agglomerations around the world. Kazan has been a member of the international organization since 2005.