ILOILO CITY—A memorandum of agreement for a youth exchange program was inked by Iloilo City and China’s Quanzhou City in Fujian province last week.
Vice Chairman for Foreign Affairs Zhu Tuan Neng signed on behalf of Quanzhou, while Mayor Jerry P. Treñas signed for the city government of Iloilo during a ceremony held at the city hall penthouse.
Both cities in July 2018 signed a letter of intent for the establishment of a friendly relationship to enhance “the understanding and friendship between the people of Iloilo and Quanzhou, and to consolidate and develop friendly cooperation.”
“Promoting the sustainable development of friendship, during the visit of the Quanzhou in November 2019, both sides decided to make youth exchange a regular exchange program under the support of governments or councils,” part of the agreement said.
The two cities agreed to organize youth delegations to visit each other regularly with themes to include but not limited to youth exchange, Chinese education and training, among others.
Treñas said the city government is happy with the friendly relations as the local government “encourages person-to-person visits.”
“It is very important that people also learn about Iloilo, especially because China is a very big market for tourism,” he added.
The mayor said it is important to encourage them because it is important to “establish friendship with different people.”
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