Mr. Khalifa Mohammed Alkhorafi, the Consul General of Kuwait in Guangzhou attended the opening ceremony of "The 40th anniversary of Guangzhou's establishment of sister city relationship"

n the morning of November 1^st (Friday), Mr. Khalifa Mohammed Alkhorafi, the Consul General of the Consulate General of the State of Kuwait in Guangzhou, attended the opening ceremony of "The 40^th anniversary of Guangzhou's establishment of sister city relationship", Guangzhou established its first sister city relationship with Fukuoka City, Japan. This conference was organized by the Guangzhou Municipal Government with the theme of "Carrying the hands of the sister cities and taking the road of win-win situation", and representatives of several countries, including Dhofar Province, Oman, participated in the signing of memorandums of understanding on sister cities. At the conference, the mayor of Guangzhou first issued a keynote speech, which stated that Guangzhou attaches great importance to the conclusion of the relationship between sister cities. Subsequently, the mayor of Fukuoka talked about the history of Sino-Japanese relationship and the benefits of signing the sister city agreement with Guangzhou. In 2012, Kuwait City signed a sister city agreement with Guangzhou, the two sides actively promoted prosperity and common development on the principle of equality and mutual benefit, aimed to strengthen and develop cooperation between the two cities and deepen understanding and friendship between the two peoples. In addition, the two sides also encourage multi-form bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, modern service industry, health, education, tourism, environmental protection and planning and so on.