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French delegation visited Košice

Members of the National Assembly and the Senate of the French Republic paid a visit to the Slovak Republic on September 7-11, 2009. French delegation consisted of the members of the Friendship Group of the National Assembly and Senate of the French Republic with the Slovak Republic.

During the visit to the City of Košice there was held a meeting with the Mayor of the City of Košice Mr. František Knapík. The deputies were informed about the self government, its functioning and a process of decentralising of the state power. Also they were familiar with the preparation of an investment conference "Košice Invest 2009 – Invest in East".

Slovak City of Košice and French City of Marseille will share the European Capital of Culture 2013 title. French guests were interested in the project, which was detailed by the head of the project team from Košice Mrs Zora Jaurová.
The visit of the French deputies was prepared in cooperation with the Embassy of the French Republic in Slovakia and French Alliance in the Slovak Republic.