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Document: Treaty of friendship and partnership relations (2002)
Year of foundation: 1736
Population: 1.1 million people. (2020)
Area of the city: 500.91 km² (2021)
Time zone: GMT +5
Website: https://cheladmin.ru/

About the city:
Chelyabinsk is a major industrial metropolis, business, scientific and cultural center of the Southern Urals. Over its nearly three-century history Chelyabinsk has come a unique way - from a Cossack fortress, a quiet provincial town it grew into the largest metropolitan city in our country, one of the eleven million-plus cities in Russia. In terms of industrial power, it is in the top five cities in the country. The main production in the capital of the South Urals is metallurgy and the production of finished metal products. The capital of the South Urals has a reputation as one of the major educational centers of Russia. There are currently around 30 public and private institutions of higher education in the city.

Joint activities, contacts:
Chelyabinsk has been a member of the Eurasian branch of UCLG since 2005.
In 2010 an agreement was signed between Chelyabinsk region and the Republic of Tatarstan.
In 2012, exchange of data on economic indicators.
In 2012 by order of the Rais (Head) of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov Kazan specialists have studied new rules for the improvement of Chelyabinsk, as well as the experience of electronic traffic signs.

On September 21, 2022, the Head of the Chelyabinsk City Duma Andrei Schmidt took part in the meeting of the Mayors' Round Table «Digital Transformation of Management in the City», which was held as part of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week - 2022.

Deputy Mayor of Chelyabinsk for Economic Development and Investments Igor Postnov, as well as representatives of the Chelyabinsk administration visited Kazan on September 22 - 24, 2022. They held a number of business meetings, got acquainted with the work of the Executive Committee of Kazan, including in the field of digitalization of municipal services.

On February 6-8, 2025, the Head of the Department of Architectural and Urban Planning of the City of Chelyabinsk, Chief Architect Olga Nikitina visited Kazan to participate in the international architectural and construction forum «Kazanysh».

On April 2025, as part of the implementation of the friendship and partnership agreement between Kazan and Chelyabinsk, concluded in 2002, the parties developed and signed a plan of joint activities for 2025-2026.

On September 16-18, 2025, Dmitry Ageev, Deputy Head of the city for the development of road transport infrastructure and digitalization of the Chelyabinsk City Administration, participated as a speaker at the Round Table «How Digitalization is Transforming Cities» within the framework of Kazan Digital Week-2025.

On June 5, 2025, representatives of the Committee of External Improvement of Kazan met with a delegation from the Chelyabinsk region. 

Photo: https://minvr.gov.ru/

Document: Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation (2021)

Year of foundation: 1632

Population: 330 thousand people (2021)

Area of the city: 122 km²

Time zone: GMT +9

Website: https://yakutskcity.ru/

About the city:

Yakutsk is the world’s largest city built on permafrost. It is the capital of the Republic of Sakha. The region is rich in natural resources: gold, diamonds, oil, gas, and many precious stones and minerals are mined here. It is a major cultural regional center, the uniqueness of which determines the diversity of its population. The city has a high scientific, educational, cultural and economic potential. There is a mammoth museum, where the thousand-year-old remains of this ancient animal are on display. The State Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North also contains fossils fr om the Ice Age, including mammoth and rhinoceros skeletons.

 Joint events, contacts:

Since 2006, the city of Yakutsk is a member of the Eurasian branch of the World Organization United Cities and Local Governments, the headquarters of which is located in Kazan, and take an active part in all activities of the organization.

The meeting of the UCLG was held in Yakutsk in June 2014 as part of the international conference "Cities and People: Civic Initiatives - a Formula of Mutual Trust", with the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin taking part in the events.

In December 2017 there was a business mission of Yakutsk entrepreneurs to the city of Kazan. The aim of the event was to share experiences, build relationships and find business partners. As a result of the business meeting an agreement on cooperation was reached and several contracts were signed.

On September 23, 2020, Head of the Urban District Yakutsk City Saardana Avksentyeva spoke at the Mayors’ Round Table of Smart City within the International Forum Kazan Digital Week-2020 with a report on "The progress of the pilot project to digitalize the urban economy Smart City in the Urban District Yakutsk City".

During the Interregional Forum "Yakutia-Tatarstan", which was held during the Days of Yakutia in the Republic of Tatarstan on June 8, 2021 in Kazan City Hall an agreement on inter-municipal cooperation between Kazan and Yakutsk was signed.

Also as part of the Days of Yakutia in the Republic of Tatarstan, a meeting was held between official representatives of the cities of Yakutsk and Kazan. Guests learned about the experience of the capital of Tatarstan on the development of the transport system and the improvement of public spaces. The meeting was attended by Evgeniya Lodvigova, Deputy Head of Kazan City Municipality, Albina Rafikova, Secretary of Kazan City Duma, Igor Kulyazhev, Deputy Head of Kazan Executive Committee, M. Khisamutdinov, Acting Chairman of Transportation Committee, Guzel Mingazova, Acting Chairman of Economic Development Committee, Ilsiyar Tukhvatullina, Chief Architect of Kazan, Head of International and Intermunicipal Relations Department of Kazan City Council Ruslan Galiakhmetov, Head of Yakutsk Urban District Evgeniy Grigoriev, Chairman of Yakutsk City Duma Albert Semenov, Advisor of Yakutsk Urban District Head Semen Sergeev, Head of External Relations and Investment Projects Implementation Department of Yakutsk Administration Vladimir Arzhakov and others.

Representatives of Yakutsk took part in the 17th World Conference of Historic Cities: "Historical and Cultural Heritage as the Basis of National Cultural and Local Identity. Ruslan Timofeev, Deputy Head - Head of the Office of the District Administration of Yakutsk, made a report at the plenary session "Ethnic Harmony within a Big City".

The Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) together with the Eurasian branch of the World Organization United Cities and Local Governments, headquartered in Kazan, held the VIII Congress of Local Authorities of Eurasia on June 24-25, 2021 in the city of Yakutsk. The Healthy Dialogue for Sustainable Development Congress brought together mayors and representatives of local and regional governments, as well as international organizations.

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

Representatives of the Kazan participated in the celebration of the Days of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on June 23-25, 2022.

On June 25, 2022, on the main venue of the Yakut folk festival Ysyakh within a gastronomic festival "Tasty Kazan" was held the framework of the Days of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), representing the gastronomic diversity of Kazan, based on the rich national and cultural traditions of not only Tatars, but also other peoples. Yakutia was able to taste dishes in five themed houses, wh ere Kazan's major restaurateurs presented five different concepts of local cuisine. In addition, for the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Head of the Republic of Sakha Aysen Nikolaev, was held a master class on cooking kystyby.

In order to study the experience of creating and operating public spaces in Kazan, a delegation from the Municipal Autonomous Institution «Public Space Management Cente» of Yakutsk, headed by the director Viktor Obutov, visited Kazan on August 9-13, 2022.

On September 19-24, 2022 representatives of Yakutsk city visited Kazan to take part in the Mayors' Round Table «Digital transformation of management in the city» in the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week - 2022, and to get acquainted with the work of the Executive Committee of Kazan, including the field of digitalization of municipal services.

In 2022, within the framework of the Agreement on Cooperation in Education between the Municipal Educational Budgetary Institution «Yakutsk City National Gymnasium named after Chiryaevs» and the Municipal Educational Budgetary Institution «Gymnasium No. 27 with the Tatar language of instruction» of the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan held pedagogical readings on current problems of educational systems development, joint competitions, exchange of educational materials, as well as joint projects with students of the two educational organizations.

On May 25 - 26, 2023, representatives of the Yakutsk City Administration took part in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends» held in Kazan.

On 29 January - 1 February 2024, in order to study the innovative experience of educational institutions of Kazan, a delegation of heads of municipal educational institutions of Yakutsk city visited Kazan.

A team of chess players from the city of Yakutsk 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.

November 26 - December 1, 2024, representatives of the Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan visited Yakutsk to participate in the “Winter Begins from Yakutia” festival and presented the tourism and gastronomic potential of the city of Kazan, organized a master class from Kazan chefs.

In 2024, within the framework of agreements on cooperation in the field of education dated October 22, 2019, March 15, 2023, Yakut City National Gymnasium named after A.G. and N.K. Chiryaevs" of Yakutsk and the Gymnasium No. 27 with the Tatar language of instruction named after Khadi Taktash of the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan held joint competitions, exchange of educational materials, a meeting with teaching staff, and online seminars.

On June 11-14, 2025, celebrations dedicated to the XXV Federal Sabantui were held in the city of Yakutsk. The events were attended by the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

On August 18, 2025, the Yakutsk city team took part in an online Friendly chess tournament between the teams of the twin cities and partner cities of Russia and China as part of the III International Business Forum «SPROUTS: Russia and China have mutually beneficial cooperation».

On August 25, 2025, a delegation from Yakutsk, led by the Head of the Yakutsk City District, Evgeny Grigoriev, visited Kazan to discuss prospects for expanding inter-municipal cooperation.

On October 7-8, 2025, an official delegation of the Yakutsk City District Administration visited Kazan. The visit was aimed at sharing experiences and strengthening ties between the two cities.

Document: Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation (2023)

Year of foundation: 1154

Population: 74,652 people

The area of the city: 15.6323 km²

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: https://yalta.rk.gov.ru/ru/index

 

About city:

Yalta is situated on the shore of the eponymous of the Black Sea gulf in the south of the Crimean Peninsula. The city is located in valleys of two small rivers Derekoyka and Uchan-su on the hills encircled by the Crimean Mountains.

Surroundings of Yalta were inhabited in ancient times by taurians – indigenous people of Crimea. It is believed that the first settlement here was founded by the Greeks in Antique times. The current name of the city most likely came from the Greek «Yalita» which means «coastal».

The date of foundation is considered to be 1154, when in Middle Ages there was a settlement of merchants from Venice who were replaced by the Genoese. In the second half of 15^th century, Yalta was invaded by Turks and included in the Ottoman Empire. Then settlement became a part of the Crimean Khanate.

In 1783, the Crimea was annexed to the Russian Empire. Yalta was a small fishing village. Everything changed under command of Governor-General Mikhail Vorontsov, who distributed lands on which nobles started to build sumptuous estates. In 1838 Yalta received a city status. After Crimean War Yalta became one of the most popular resorts of the Russian Empire.

In the end of 19^th century an embankment, water supply and sewerage were built here. After the Civil War the majority of palaces in Yalta were in disarray. From 1941 to 1944 Yalta was in German occupation. In the February of 1945 in the Livadia Palace Conference of the Allies was held. After the end of the war, Yalta became considered as the main resort of the Crimea retaining this status so far.

 

Joint actions, contacts:

From July 16 to September 12, the All-Russian «Yalta 2019» project was held in Yalta, on the territory of the «Yalta–Intourist» hotel complex. In total, 320 participants from 19 regions of the country took part, including 44 people representing student team of Tatarstan. The student detachment «Bars», which belongs to the Headquarters of the student team of KSUAE, became the winner in the nominations: The best team in terms of set of indicators and the Best team in terms of production indicators.

The delegation of Yalta, led by the Head of the Yalta City Administration, Yanina Pavlenko, took part in the event «United Cities Forum», which was held on September 7-8, 2023 in Kazan within the International Forum «SPROUTSI: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation». The Head of the Yalta City Administration, Yanina Pavlenko, made a presentation at the session «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 Yalta.

On October 27, 2023, the World Council of the international organization “United Cities and Local Authorities” was held in the Turkish city of Konya, in which the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and the deputy head of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan Evgenia Lodvigova took part, and as part of the event, Yalta was accepted into the Eurasian branch of UCLG.

On June 21-23, 2024, the assistant of the Head of the Yalta City Administration Lyubov Gribkova visited Kazan to participate in the International Forum of the BRICS+ Cities. 

On the night of August 17-18, 2024, participants from Yalta took part in the "Night Bike Fest" in Kazan.

Teams of chess players from the city of Yalta took part in the 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.

On June 5-7, 2025, an international conference of Eurasian Cities was held in Yalta on the topic: «The potential of tourism is a bet on heritage», which was attended by the delegation of Kazan.

Document: Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the cities of Kazan and Yaroslavl (2003)

Year of foundation: 1010

Population: 608 thousand people (2020)

The area of the city: 205.80 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: https://city-yaroslavl.ru/city/about/

 

About city:

Yaroslavl is one of the oldest Russian cities, it has a thousand-year history. Yaroslavl is the third largest city in the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation. In this index he is second only to Moscow and Voronezh. Yaroslavl, as well as Moscow, has its own Red Square. The historical part of Yaroslavl, including all of its buildings and constructions, is entirely under the protection of the world organization UNESCO (140 sites). The first in the world factory for the production on an industrial scale of synthetic rubber was opened in 1932 in Yaroslavl. The ancient city of Yaroslavl was honored to be marked on one of the Russian state banknotes.

 

Joint actions, contacts:

Yaroslavl has been a member and one of the founders of the Eurasian secretariat of UCLG since 2004.

Took an active part in the "Great Volga Way" project.

On June 17, 2019, a delegation of construction industry from Yaroslavl visited Kazan.

On August 21, 2020, a meeting with a delegation from the Administration of Yaroslavl was held at the Kazan City Hall.

From June 24 to June 26, 2021, representatives of the city of Yaroslavl took part in the 17th World Conference of Historic Cities "Historical and Cultural Heritage as the Basis of National Cultural and Local Identity", which took place in the city of Kazan.

On May 25 - 26, 2023, representatives of the Yaroslavl administration took part in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends», which was held in Kazan.

Representatives of the Yaroslavl administration took part online in the «United Cities Forum» (UCF) event, which was held on September 7 - 8, 2023 in Kazan within the framework of the International Forum «ROSTKI: Russia and China - mutually beneficial cooperation».

On September 12-13, 2024, the International Seminar “Historical and Cultural Heritage and its Role in Sustainable Urban Development” was held in the city of Yaroslavl. From Kazan, the Prefect of the special territory “Old Town” Ayrat Faizov took part in the event and made a report “Old Tatar Settlement of Kazan: a bridge between eras.”