Ireland-Ukraine/Start of the twinning process between Dublin and Kiev

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, today signed an agreement to begin a twinning process with the Ukrainian city of Kiev.

The Lord Mayor and the First Deputy City Councillor of Kyiv, Mykola Povoroznyk, signed the Dublin-Kyiv Twinning Agreement during the Lord Mayor's visit to the2022 Kyiv Investment Forum in Brussels.

The signing of the document gives effect to the emergency motion passed at the Dublin City Council meeting on March 7 this year to express the solidarity of the people of Dublin with the people of Kyiv.

Dublin-Kiev solidarity

The Mayor of Dublin, Caroline Conroy, said: "I am delighted that we can now officially begin the process of twinning with the city of Kiev. I met with Mykola Povoroznyk today and conveyed to him the support of the people of Dublin. I know that everyone in Dublin, and indeed across the country, hopes that this unjust war will end as soon as possible. Our thoughts are with our friends in Kiev.

After today's signing, the two cities will work on ways in which Dublin can express its solidarity with the people of Kiev and how it will support the Irish government in its humanitarian work with refugees from Kiev. The two cities will work together to identify areas where they can strengthen and develop common interests and solutions to challenges.

The agreement between Kiev and Dublin includes the desire for fruitful development and cooperation in a wide range of economic, cultural, tourism and other areas of mutual interest.

The two cities will jointly promote European values of democracy, freedom and human rights and foster peaceful coexistence in Europe. The two cities will also endeavor to support each other in emergency situations by providing humanitarian aid and political support.

Dublin City Council had received a letter from Kiev Mayor Klitschko on April 27, thanking Dublin for its support and stating: "We believe that the twinning will strengthen our union between the city of Dublin and the city of Kiev."

Dublin's other twinning arrangements

The Irish capital also has twinning arrangements with the following cities around the world:

• San Jose, USA (since 1986)
• Liverpool (since 1997)
• Barcelona (since 1998)
• Beijing (since 2010)
• MOU, Beijing Municipality (since 2011)

Source: lepetitjournal.com