Visiting Beijing Vice Mayor Lu Hao and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai
signed in Tel Aviv, Israel on Tuesday evening an agreement on
establishment of sister city relations between their two
cities.
According to the agreement, the two cities will carry out
various exchanges and cooperation in the future in the fields of
economy, trade, science and technology, culture, education, sports,
health and professionals on the basis of the principle of equality
and mutual benefit to promote mutual development and
prosperity.
The leaders and relevant departments of the two municipalities
will keep in touch so as to consult with each other on issues of
exchanges and cooperation as well as those of common concern, said
the agreement.
Addressing the signing ceremony, Liu Qi, member of the Political
Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, said
that Beijing has been attaching importance to developing friendly
relation and cooperation with Tel Aviv and its citizens as
well.
Liu, who headed a CPC delegation to visit Israel at the
invitation of the Israeli government, also expressed his confidence
that the two cities will facilitate their cooperation on the basis
of this agreement.
Chinese Ambassador to Israel Chen Yonglong also attended the
signing ceremony.
(Xinhua News Agency November 22, 2006)
