Sister Cities
Since it signed its first agreement with Fujieda, Japan in 1984, Penrith City has gradually expanded its sister cities and international links programme. Presently Penrith has links with:
- Penrith, Cumbria, England - Sister City
- Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Sister City
- Hakusan City (incorporating Matto City), Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan - Friendship City
- Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China - Friendship City
- Xicheng District of Beijing City, China - Mutual Co-operation Agreement
- Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea - Mutual Co-operation Agreement
The partnerships enable educational, business and cultural links between the cities.
Read more about this topic: City Of Penrith
Famous quotes containing the words sister and/or cities:
“England! awake! awake! awake!
Jerusalem thy sister calls!
Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death,
And close her from thy ancient walls?”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“This is not only a war of soldiers in uniform. It is a war of the people, of all the people, and it must be fought not only on the battlefield but in the cities and the villages, in the factories and on the farms, in the home and in the heart of every man, woman and child who loves freedom.”
—Arthur Wimperis (1874–1953)