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St Pete, Shanghai push ties
Created: 2008-8-8 0:23:28
Author:Zhang Fengming
SHANGHAI is working to build a closer relationship with St Petersburg on economic, cultural and educational ventures, city Mayor Han Zheng said yesterday.
The two cities are already cooperating in several sectors, and a deeper exchange is expected in the future, Han said during a meeting with Valentina Matvienko, mayor of the Russian city, in Shanghai yesterday.
Yesterday also marked the 20th anniversary of a sister-city relationship between the two towns.
Matvienko said history has already demonstrated that the friendship between the two cities is long-standing. She said she was impressed by Shanghai's rapid development.
The two cities are already cooperating in several sectors, and a deeper exchange is expected in the future, Han said during a meeting with Valentina Matvienko, mayor of the Russian city, in Shanghai yesterday.
Yesterday also marked the 20th anniversary of a sister-city relationship between the two towns.
Matvienko said history has already demonstrated that the friendship between the two cities is long-standing. She said she was impressed by Shanghai's rapid development.
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