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Published on ShanghaiDaily.com (http://www.shanghaidaily.com/) http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200808/20080808/article_369713.htm 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. Copyright © 2001-2009 Shanghai Daily Publishing House |