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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 9.05 GMT |
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Sri Lanka - China: Sister City Agreements |
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Following an initiative of President Mahinda
Rajapaksa to link important Sri Lankan
cities/provinces together with economically
developed cities/provinces in China in a bid
to develop closer political, economical and
cultural relations at regional level, Sri
Lanka and China would sign three sister city
agreements shortly linking the cities of Sri
Jayawardenapura Kotte, Nuwara Eliya and
Bentota with cities of Eastern China, namely
Hangzhou, Yongzhou and Yancheng.
Earlier the first agreement under this
programme was signed linking Hambantota and
Guangzhou during President Mahinda
[WINDOWS-1252?]Rajapaksa’s state visit to
China.
These agreements to establish Sister City
ties will entail cooperation in economy,
trade, science, technology and tourism. The
signing of the Sister City Agreements, would
also harness resource mobilization for
economic and infrastructural development,
greater market access and increase people to
people contact between the cities that are
linked in both Sri Lanka and China.
A press release issued today (8) by the Sri
Lankan Embassy in Beijing said:
“Governor Central Province, Tikiri
Kobbekaduwa will lead a 5 member delegation
to Yongzhou City (Hunan Province) during the
period 12th - 15th October 2008 to sign an
agreement to establish Sister City
tiesbetween Nuwara Eliya and Yongzhou.
”Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Mayor Mrs.
R.M.Swarnalatha Silva will lead a 3 member
delegation from 16th -19th October 2008 to
Hangzhou City (Zhejiang Province) to sign an
agreement to establish Sister City ties
between Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and
Hangzhou.
”The Sri Lankan delegation would also attend
the 1st International Sister City Mayors'
Summit where the "Hangzhou Declaration"
would be adopted.
”Governor, Southern Province, Mrs. Kumari
Balasuriya will lead a 8 memberdelegation to
Nanjing City commencing 28th October to 1st
November 2008 (Jiangsu Province) to sign an
agreement to establish Sister City ties
between Bentota and Yancheng.
”The Sri Lankan delegation would also attend
the "30th Anniversary of the adoption of
China's reforms and also the 30th
Anniversary since establishing friendly
relations with other countries".
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