April 12, 2014: Head of the Department for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the Embassy of Germany Ms. Kons visited Taganrog within the framework of an official visit to Rostov Oblast.
Judith Kons was delegated by German Ambassador to give the official start to traditional "Deutsche Tage" ("Days of Germany") events in Rostov-on-Don on April 11, and today was received at Taganrog City Hall by the Deputy Mayor Marina Radomskaya and Foreign Relations Officer Alexander Mirgorodskiy.
The Russian side informed representative of the German Embassy of dynamic sister city relationships with
Lüdenscheid and
Badenweiler, and active cultural and education cooperation between Taganrog and Germany. Both sides expressed hope to further enhance ties, cooperation and promote exchanges between officials and youths for the benefits of the Russian and German peoples.
After the meeting, Judith Kons visited city's tourist attractions - Birth House of Anton Chekhov and Taganrog Museum of Art.