sisterhoods
The
historic city of
Isfahan
is considered as one of the most
important seven historic cities of the world.
During
pre – Islamic and post – Islamic periods, it has been one of the metropolitan
cities of
Iran
. The
Zayandeh
Rood
River
, which is flowing through the
city, has been the wonderful source of prosperity and flourishment. The city is
not only a must destination for domestic and International tourism, but also a
very famous and popular city all over the world. Several historic and
metropolitan cities all over the world are interested in signing sisterhood
relations with
Isfahan
, from all over the world. At
present, the following cities have established sisterhood relations with
Isfahan
:
1.
Xi' an
in
People
Republic
of
China
2.
Barcelona
in
Spain
3.
Saint Petersburg
in
Russia
4.
Havana
in
Cuba
5.
Yerevan
in
Armenia
6.
Freiburg
in
Germany
7.
Lahore
in Islamic
Republic
of
Pakistan
8.
Kuwait
in
Kuwait
9.
Florence
in
Italy
10.
Iasi
in
Romania
11.
Kuala Lumpur
in
Malaysia
According
to the agreements, sister cities of
Isfahan
have fruitful mutual cooperation with
Isfahan
. The following matters are some of
the most important fields of cooperation:
-
Exchange
of experiences in urban planning and urban development.
-
Exchange
of experts in different field of urban governance.
-
Cooperation
between universities of
Isfahan
and sister cities.
-
Cultural
cooperation.
-
Cooperation
between chambers of commerce.
-
Cooperation
in Tourism development and Tourism facilities.
-
Exchange
of Exhibition.
-
Publicity
of sister cities through mass media.
-
Regular
meetings between the two cities for the further development of practical
cooperation.
Exchange
of professors, students and certain scholarship.
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