Sister City agreement signing is Friday; St. Louis to partner with Bosnian district
From Suburban Journals. Tuesday, May 6, 2008By Jim Merkel
Local Bosnian leaders hope a partnership between St. Louis and a district in Bosnia-Herzegovina will lead to extensive economic, health and educational exchanges.
A signing ceremony of a Sister City agreement between St. Louis and the 110,000-population Brcko District, BH, will be held 1:15 p.m. May 9 in Room 208, the Kennedy Room, of City Hall.
Representatives from Bosnia and the Brcko District will join Ibrahim Vajzovic, president of the United Bosnian Association in St. Louis, Mayor Francis Slay, County Executive Charlie Dooley, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and state Sen. Harry Kennedy, D-St. Louis, for the ceremony.At a May 1 news conference announcing the agreement, Vajzovic acknowledged that Sister City agreements between St. Louis and 15 other cities around the world promote a mainly cultural relationship.
Vajzovic said at the news conference at Grbic Restaurant, 4071 Keokuk St., that this agreement could go beyond that.
