NALAS General Assembly will take place from 13-15 March in Istanbul and include two side events:

• Exchange Forum of the Regional Capacity Development Network in Water & Sanitation titled “RCDN Exchange Forum “Advancing human capacities in the water and sanitation sector for greener South-East Europe”
• Interregional exchange on “Multi-level Governance Frameworks – Strengthening the Role of Local Authorities in Energy and Climate Planning”, co-organised by NALAS and GIZ ORF Energy, Transport and Climate Protection.

On this occasion the new NALAS President will be confirmed. Mr. Goran Cvetanovic, the current NALAS president and Mayor of the City of Leskovac in Serbia on behalf of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia (SCTM) will finish his term and Mr. Mehmet Ergün Turan, Mayor of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey, will assume the NALAS Presidency on behalf of MARMARA Municipalities Union for the period 2023-2024.