San Antonio signs Friendship City agreement with Amman, Jordan

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Mayor of Amman Yousef Al Shawarbeh sign a Friendship City agreement Tuesday.The Friendship City agreement, signed Tuesday by Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Mayor of Amman, Yousef Al Shawarbeh, sets the tone for more cooperation and partnership between the two cities, and honors the Arab influence on Spanish history in San Antonio. , a newsletter rundown of the most important news, delivered every Monday and Thursday.

Friendship city agreements are a “stepping stone” toward a formal sister city agreement. San Antonio currently has 12 sister city agreements, the most recent one — Baguio City — became San Antonio’s fourthSan Antonio has friendship city agreements with Suzhou, China, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, and Mexico City, Mexico.

Al Shawarbeh said the agreement will dedicate common interests, strengthen economic and cultural relations, and promote experiences between both cities. He told a small room of 30 people that Amman looks forward to developing mutual cooperation in exchanging information and experiences, and best practices in sports, public transportation and water conservation measures.

Mayor of Amman Yousef Al Shawarbeh speaks during the Friendship City agreement signing ceremony Tuesday.CEO Nadia Mavrakis said her nonprofit wants to expand a program it’s been coordinating with the Advanced Learning Academy at Fox Tech to connect with students in Libya to add in virtual meetings with high school students in Amman.

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