City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2013-2013

• File #: 2013-2013
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/29/2013
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/29/2013
• Enactment date: 10/29/2013
• Enactment #: 709
• Title: The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, hereby jointly reaffirm on the 15th year anniversary that the two cities enter into the sister city relationship in order to achieve the following common objectives: · Promote friendship between the citizens of their respective cities, · Foster mutual understanding and trust through cultural, social, educational, economic and sports activities, · Follow the guidelines of Sister Cities International, · Cooperate together in an ever-lasting effort to deepen friendship and goodwill, and · Encourage the mutual growth and spirit of the continued Renaissance for both cities through the exchange of information and the promotion of trade and business development in the future.
• Sponsors: Darlene M. Harris, William Peduto
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO, PROCLAMATION - MRS. HARRIS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/29/2013	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

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Sister City Agreement

The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

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The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, hereby jointly reaffirm on the 15^th year anniversary that the two cities enter into the sister city relationship in order to achieve the following common objectives:

·      Promote friendship between the citizens of their respective cities,

·      Foster mutual understanding and trust through cultural, social, educational, economic and  sports activities,

·      Follow the guidelines of Sister Cities International,

·      Cooperate together in an ever-lasting effort to deepen friendship and goodwill, and

·      Encourage the mutual growth and spirit of the continued Renaissance for both cities through the exchange of information and the promotion of trade and business development in the future.

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The City of Pittsburgh and Saitama City hereby pledge to exercise their collective best efforts to achieve the above-mentioned common goals in order to deepen the friendship between the cities' respective citizens and governments.

This agreement is hereby signed by the representatives of both cities, whose signatures appear below, in order to confirm the above accord.

The 29^th day of October, 2013

In the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA