A government and congress delegation from Shaanxi province, in central China, currently on a visit to southern Greece, will sign a memorandum of cooperation with the regional authority of Peloponnese, focusing on the sectors of culture, tourism and agriculture.

Shaanxi province Congress president Zhao Leji and a five-member delegation toured the ancient sites of Mycenae and Epidaurus before visiting the city of Tripolis, where the memorandum will be signed on Monday.

The municipality of Kalamata, in the extreme southwest of the Peloponnese, will participate in the 2011 World Horticultural Exposition to be held in its twin city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, on April 28-Oct. 22, 2011.