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Document: Agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of tourism between the Ekaterinburg City Administration and the Municipality of Kazan. Kazan (2016), Protocol of Intentions between the cities of Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Guangzhou, Qiqihar (2022)

Year of foundation: 1723

Population: 1.4 million people (2020)

Area of the city: 468 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +5

Website: https://екатеринбург.рф/

About the city:

Yekaterinburg is the fourth most populous city in Russia, the administrative center of the Sverdlovsk Region and the Urals Federal District. It is one of the largest economic centers in the world. Yekaterinburg is the largest city on the land border of Europe and Asia. The city is home to several headquarters of major Russian industrial companies - MRSK Urals, Steel Industrial Company, Russian Copper Company, and others. Now Yekaterinburg is one of the leading theatrical centers in Russia, with 57 theaters operating in the city. In 2012 Ekaterinburg was included in the list of the world's best cities to live in according to the Economist Intelligence Unit analytical company. Yekaterinburg is home to the world's oldest wooden sculpture the Great Shigir Idol. The world's most famous walking excavator, included in the Guinness Book of Records, was made in Yekaterinburg. In 2018, Yekaterinburg hosted several matches of the FIFA World Cup.

Joint events, contacts:

Yekaterinburg is one of the founders of the Eurasian branch of the UCLG.

In 2016, an agreement in the field of tourism, the development of tourism programs for schoolchildren was concluded.

In October 2016, a delegation from Yekaterinburg, headed by the Deputy Head of Administration of Yekaterinburg Sergey Tushin with tour operators from Yekaterinburg visited Kazan. They presented the tourism potential of their city.

In November 2016, representatives from Yekaterinburg came to Kazan to see the sights of Kazan.

In December 2016, a free information tour to Yekaterinburg was organized for tour operators in Kazan.

On November 30, 2017, the administration of the Vakhitovsky and Privolzhsky districts of Kazan and the administration of the Leninsky district of Yekaterinburg signed a cooperation agreement.

Yekaterinburg provided great support to Kazan in Durban, South Africa, in November 2019 when Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin was elected President of the UN Advisory Committee of Local Government.

In 2021, a delegation from Ekaterinburg visited the Transportation Committee and municipal unitary enterprises of urban passenger transport in Kazan to exchange experiences.

On June 17, 2022, a six-party agreement was signed between Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Khabarovsk and the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Qiqihar. The meeting was held via videoconference between the cities of Russia and China.

In June 2022, representatives of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Kazan visited Yekaterinburg to share the experience of Russian cities in urban planning, landscaping and transport development within the framework of the professional development program «Architects of the Russian Federation».

In November 2022, a representative of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Kazan took part in the VI All-Russian Forum of Strategic Development «Cities of Russia 2030» held in Yekaterinburg.

On April 21, 2023, an online chess tournament «Friendship of Peoples» was held. It united teams from Kazan, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Yekaterinburg, Guangzhou and Qiqihar. The joint event was the first after the signing of the six-party agreement between the cities of Russia and China in 2022, and was designed to strengthen friendly relations. It was organized by the Ufa city administration.

The Ekaterinburg delegation took part in the International Architecture and Construction Forum «Kazanish», which took place in Kazan on December 5 - 7, 2023.

On February 6-8, 2025, Ruslan Gabdrakhmanov, Director of the Department of Architecture, Urban Development and Land Relations Regulation of the Yekaterinburg City Administration, visited Kazan to participate in the international architectural and construction forum «Kazanysh».

On September 20-28, 2025, a delegation from Yekaterinburg took part in the BRICS Youth Festival. In the BRICS Youth Olympiad, Maxim Shchetkin took first place in mathematics, Maxim Dobrazov took second place in computer science, and Vera Kanatova took third place.

Photo: ivgoradm.ru

Documents: Treaty of Cooperation between the Cities (1997)

Year of foundation: 1608

Population: 404,000 (2020)

Area of the city: 104 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://ivgoradm.ru/

About the city:

The city of Ivanovo is traditionally considered the center of the textile industry.

The international film festival “Mirror” named after Andrei Tarkovsky is held. Ivanovo is on the list of cities in the Golden Ring of Russia. By Presidential Decree of July 2, 2020 the city was awarded the title “City of Labor Valor”.

Photo: Irkutsk City Administration

Document: Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation (2023), Agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of tourism between The Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan and the Committee on Economics and Strategic Planning of the Irkutsk City Administration (2024)

Year of foundation: 1661

Population: 611,215 people

The area of the city: 305 km²

Time zone: GMT +8

Website: https://admirk.ru/

About city:

Irkutsk is a unique, old city, ancient crossroad of trade routes, the capital of Eastern Siberia. It is located at a distance of 5042 km fr om Moscow and situated on the banks of the Angara river, 63 km from Lake Baikal.

Irkutsk was founded as prison in 1661 on the right bank of the Angara river, in 1686 it was granted the city status, since 1764 it was established as a center of the Irkutsk Governorate. Irkutsk is located at the intersection of transport routes, connecting the west and east of Russia, as well as Russia with China and Mongolia. Transsiberian railway and Federal Highway M-55 Moscow-Vladivostok passes through Irkutsk. International Irkutsk Airport is vital stopover point connecting airports of Southeast Asia and Far East with European part of Russia with the CIS countries.

Of great interest for investing is recreational potential of Lake Baikal. According to forecasts, up to 2 million people can relax annually on the coast of Baikal.

Modern Irkutsk is a historical city which successfully combines greatness and identity of the historical center and the quarters of modern buildings, traditions of the most intelligent and cultural Siberian city with modern industrial, scientific and educational potential, developed infrastructure.

There are four administrative districts in Irkutsk - Pravoberezhny, Oktyabrsky, Sverdlovsk and Leninsky.

Irkutsk today is a large administrative, industrial, trading, cultural and scientific center of Eastern Siberia, wh ere more than 600 thousand people live in. The national composition of population of the city is diverse and consists of over 120 nationalities.

Joint actions, contacts:

The delegation of Irkutsk, headed by the Mayor of Irkutsk, Ruslan Bolotov, participated in the event «United Cities Forum» (UCF), which took place on September 7-8, 2023 in Kazan within the framework of the International Forum "SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation". The Mayor of Irkutsk, Ruslan Bolotov, made a presentation at the sessions «Sister cities and broadening horizons: successful experience and new goals» and «Preservation of historical heritage as the basis of the identity of a modern city». Within the framework of this Forum, an agreement on inter-municipal cooperation was signed between the cities of Kazan and Irkutsk. Also a friendly chess tournament in a hybrid format between the teams of the sister cities and partners of Russia and China was held. The team of young chess players from Irkutsk defended with dignity the honor of their city at the tournament and was highly appreciated by the panel of judges and the audience.

On September 28, as part of the signed Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation between Kazan and the Irkutsk Tourism Development Committee of Kazan, was organized a meeting of Kazan tour operators with Irkutsk tour operators. As part of the establishment of partnerships and for the exchange of experience, the «Island Tour» travel agency visited the «Ice City «Happiness of Clean Water» infotour under the guidance of the Tourist Information Service. The event was also attended by guests from Moscow, Krasnoyarsk and Ulan-Ude. During the tour, the participants got acquainted with the main attractions of Irkutsk, inspected hotels, participated in various master classes, met representatives of the Irkutsk Administration, ITS Irkutsk, regional tour operators and service providers in the domain of tourism.

On October 6, 2023 the General meeting of Association of Cities of the Volga region members was held in Perm, in which the President of the Association of Siberian and Far Eastern cities, the Mayor of Irkutsk Ruslan Bolotov participated in.

On December 1, 2023, a delegation from Kazan visited Irkutsk to discuss the celebration of a Sabantuy in Irkutsk in 2024.

On June 29, 2024, the Kazan delegation took part in the organization of the traditional Tatar holiday Sabantuy, which was held with great success in Irkutsk. The event program included national games, tasting of Tatar cuisine, sports competitions and a festival of creative groups. An important result of this event was the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism, which will open up many opportunities for the development of tourism potential between these cities.

A team of chess players from the city of Irkutsk took part in a chess tournament within the framework of the II International Forum “SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation”, which was held on November 14-15, 2024 in Kazan.