The signed memorandum aims to develop friendly and partnership relations between the two cities, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and intensify the exchange of experience in urban management, culture, and other areas.

Ganja is the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Baku. Situated in the west of the country, at the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains on the Ganjachay River, the city was also known as Elisavetpol (during the Russian Empire) and Kirovabad (during the Soviet era). Its historical name was restored in 1989.