DUSHANBE, May 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – Pavel Konkov, Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Oblast, will visit Tajikistan from May 23 to May 25.
Issues related to cooperation between regions of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation are expected to figure in Konkov’s discussions with Tajik state officials.
Ivanovo Oblast is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (an oblast). Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the administrative center), Kineshma, and Shuya. The principal center of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast.
Ivanovo Industrial Oblast was established on January 14, 1929. On March 11, 1936, this area became the modern Ivanovo Oblast while other territories of the province were split to create Yaroslavl Oblast.
