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Pawtucket council issues formal welcome to mayor and delegation from Arjona, Colombia
Summary
The Pawtucket City Council read and adopted a resolution welcoming Mayor Gustavo Perez Geraldo and senior adviser Marlon Contreras of Pawtucket's sister city Arjona, Colombia, and praised the two cities' twinning relationship.
The Pawtucket City Council formally welcomed Mayor Gustavo Perez Geraldo of Arjona, Colombia, and his senior adviser, Marlon Contreras, with a resolution adopted during the meeting. Council officers read a resolution that described the twinning relationship as a source of pride and extended the city's hospitality to the visiting delegation.
Mayor Perez Geraldo addressed the council briefly, thanked members and invited Pawtucket representatives to visit Arjona in the future. The council passed the welcoming resolution on a voice or roll call vote recorded in the meeting minutes.
Why it matters: Sister-city relationships are ceremonial and cultural partnerships intended to promote people-to-people ties and mutual visits; the council's proclamation formalizes the visit and recognizes prior exchanges between the two municipalities.
