The Indian Express 19.07.2013
AMC to sign sister-city MoU with Houston
Understanding (MoU) with Houston taking forward the sister-city
partnership between Ahmedabad and the US cities. Earlier, the AMC had
signed similar agreements with the American cities of Atlanta and
Columbus.
A sister-city agreement is a partnership between two cities to carry out cultural, educational and business projects jointly.
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) (Gujarat) chairman Mihir Joshi said, “There is an invitation from the Houston mayor.”
Meenaxi Patel, mayor of Ahmedabad said, “We are looking at
industrial and cultural interaction, as the two cities are closely
inter-linked. Since there is a considerable Gujarati population in
Houston, we hope to bring these two cities closer on other platforms
including education and exchange programmes.”
IACC members met Ahmedabad mayor Meenaxi Patel on Thursday with regard to the issue.
Patel added that though the deadline for signing of an MoU had
not been finalised, it was expected to happen soon, followed by visits
from local body representatives of both cities.
