Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard (R) speaks at the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition featuring Beijing in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 19, 2009. The two cities founded friendship relations here on Monday. (Xinhua/David)
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The capital cities of China and Mexico became sister cities on Monday after visiting Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong and Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard signed an agreement on establishing such ties.
The two officials also signed a memorandum on promoting exchanges and cooperation between their cities.
Guo said the agreement on forging sister-city ties and the cooperation memorandum define the joint programs and projects the two cities will carry out in such areas as trade, investment, education, tourism and urban management in the next two years.
"This will become a new starting point for the two cities to expand exchanges and deepen cooperation," Guo said at a ceremony.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard (R) and Beijing city Mayor Guo Jinlong attend a signing ceremony of cooperation memorandum between Mexico City and Beijing, in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 19, 2009. The two cities founded friendship relations here on Monday. (Xinhua/David)
Ebrard said Mexico City will give priority to developing friendly cooperation with China, in particular the city of Beijing in trade, tourism, education and culture.
Mexico City and Beijing share a lot of similarities in history, cultural diversity and population size, as well as in the dynamic research and development of new technologies, Ebrard said. He expressed the belief cooperation between the two cities will yield fruitful results.
Both mayors attended the "A Charming Beijing" photo exhibition, which showcases the history, culture, lifestyle and urban development of Beijing and last year's Olympic Games in the Chinese capital.
Beijing city Mayor Guo Jinlong (L) receives the certificate of VIP of the city from Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard during a signing ceremony of cooperation memorandum between Mexico City and Beijing, in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 19, 2009. The two cities founded friendship relations here on Monday. (Xinhua/David)
Beijing city Mayor Guo Jinlong (C) speaks at the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition featuring Beijing in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 19, 2009. The two cities founded friendship relations here on Monday. (Xinhua/David)
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard (R2) and Beijing city Mayor Guo Jinlong(R3) cut the ribbons for a photo exhibition featuring Beijing in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 19, 2009. The two cities founded friendship relations here on Monday. (Xinhua/David)
