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Ungheni twins with Izmit in Turkey and opens a world folklore office at its Palace of Culture
Quietly, Ungheni has climbed onto the map of cultural diplomacy: in May it hosted Moldova's first international caravan of the World Folklore Union (IGF), opened an office of the organisation at its Palace of Culture, and signed a twinning agreement with Izmit, a city in Turkey. Now the director of the Palace of Culture, Silvia Zagoreanu — Moldova's representative in IGF — has presented the results to the union's Board of Directors, meeting in Poland.
Ion Calmis·27 June 2026· Explainer