Atyrau and Houston to sign twinning arrangements
19:10, 21 December 2014
ATYRAU. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan's Atyrau and US Houston will become twin cities, the regional akimat's press service said.
Kazakh Ambassador to the US Kairat Umarov met with Houston Mayor Annise Danette Parker to debate a proposal to sign twinning arrangements between Kazakhstan's Atyrau and Houston. The ceremony to officially recognize Atyrau, the country's oil capital, and Houston, considered as the energy capital of the world, as the sister cities will be held next spring.