Memorandum of Understanding Signed with Mayor of Beijing
Today, Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong and I signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Continuing Cooperation between the City of Ottawa and the Municipality of Beijing.
In 1999, Ottawa and Beijing entered into a sister city agreement that pledged to promote cooperation between the two great cities in the areas of environmental protection, municipal administration, technology, and tourism.
The relationship between the capital cities has continued to provide mutual benefits and our continued cooperation has allowed for a fruitful exchange of ideas, commerce and culture.
By way of the MOU signed today, we have pledged to continue the principles of the original 1999 cooperation agreement and to continue to expand the friendship and economic cooperation between the two cities.
I am currently leading a business delegation from Ottawa to the Chinese cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The mission, coordinated by OCRI, the city’s lead economic development agency, will strengthen existing relationships and further establish Ottawa as a valuable strategic partner.