Head of Gagauzia Evghenia Guțul met with the Governor of the Penza region Oleg Melnichenko

The World Youth Festival was held in Sochi from 1st till 6th of March. As part of the Festival the Governor (Bashkan) of Gagauzia, Evghenia Guțul met with the Governor of the Penza region Oleg Melnichenko.

The parties discussed cooperation between the ATU Gagauzia and the Penza region in the fields of economy, education, culture and sports.

“Special attention was paid to the establishment of direct economic contacts between the regions. Gagauz producers are ready to supply agricultural and wine products that meet high quality standards to large retail chains in the Penza region.

Together with Mr. Melnichenko, we talked about the implementation of joint educational programs to improve the quality of teaching Russian language and literature in schools of the Autonomy, as well as equipping school libraries and classrooms with modern didactic and fiction literature and digital technology. We expect that a representative delegation of the Penza region will pay an official visit in early May to participate in the national holiday Hederlez in Gagauzia,” the Head of the Gagauz Autonomy said.