Yerevan signs cooperation agreement with Lyon and Metropolis of Lyon

A cooperation agreement has been signed between the city of Yerevan, the French city of Lyon and the Metropolis of Lyon.

Yerevan City Hall said in a press release that the three-year cooperation agreement was signed in Lyon by Mayor Tigran Avinyan, Lyon Mayor Grégory Doucet and Metropolis of Lyon President of the Metropolitan Council Bruno Bernard. 

The document enables the parties to implement exchange of experience and joint projects aimed at developing local self-government systems and improvement of public services. 

Highlighting the importance of stronger cooperation with French cities and regions, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan said that the agreement would provide the opportunity for effective partnership in all areas chosen by the parties, such as landscaping, urbanization, vocational education, culture, sport, Francophonie and tourism.