The promotion of Ayia Napa as a tourist and business destination by the local and regional media of the Russian city of Ivanovo was achieved by a mission of Ayia Napa that recently visited the region headed by Mayor Giannis Karousos.
As Mr. Karousos stated in KYPE, "the visit of a delegation from Ayia Napa to the twinned Russian city of Ivanovo, with a population of half a million people, took place from April 28 to May 3. The visit took place after an invitation to Ayia Napa for cultural events and other activities organized by the Municipality of Ivanovo for the first of May. " head of the city administration Alexei Khoklov. The two sides expressed the hope that the twinning between the two cities for cooperation in all areas, will have a positive outcome so that in the near future there will be for the benefit of both the cities and their inhabitants. "Mr. Karousos also said that" The delegation had meetings with various bodies in the city of Ivanovo during which agreements were concluded for the promotion of Ayia Napa through the local channel and the attraction of tourists and businesses in our area ". Answering a relevant question, the Mayor of Ayia Napa said that "an official dinner was given in honor of the mission by the Deputy Governor of Ivanovo Region Aleksander Kuzmitchev. During the dinner, the fact that the two cities are connected by the Orthodox Christian faith was emphasized and that is why the twinning between Ivanovo and Ayia Napa will be crowned with success, because it will always be blessed by the Virgin of Ayia Napa, taking into account that "The signing of the twinning took place at the Holy Temple of Panagia Ayia Napa". Mr. Karousos "also participated in the Ayia Napa Dance Club and the Music Group of the Cultural Club of the Municipality of" Cape Greco "which presented a music and dance performance, lasting one hour at the Cultural Center of the Russian city of Ivanovo. The performance was given in the context of the celebrations for the International Dance Day and included songs and dances from the art and folk Greek stave, Cypriot traditional dances including the dancing of the glasses ". The Mayor of Ayia Napa expressed the appreciation that" the results of visit to the city of Ivanovo are positive and will start to appear from this year with the arrival of tourists ".Source: KYPE