Atyrau and Houston to sign twinning arrangements

Atyrau and Houston will become twin cities, the regional akimat's press service said.

The Kazakh Ambassador to the US Kairat Umarov met with Houston Mayor Annise Danette Parker  to discuss the proposal to sign a twinning arrangements between Kazakhstan's Atyrau and USA's 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.