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PRESS RELEASE At its Tuesday, July 2, 2002 meeting, the Colton City Council recommended that the City of Colton enter into a "Sister Cities Agreement" with the Municipality of Rio Grande, Zacatecas, Mexico. Becoming Sister Cities is not so much a financial obligation as it is an agreement enabling us to share our cultures. In essence, the sister cities relationship will be established by both cities entering into an official agreement in order to develop a variety of joint programs of cooperation and exchange for the benefit of both cities and populations. The agreement will constitute a bond of cooperation where both parties develop programs of collaboration that will have as primary objectives, the exchange of initiatives and experiences of areas of mutual interest. The parties will give priority status to the following: • Commercial Promotion • 0 Political Cooperation • Investment Promotion • 0 Educational Cooperation • 0 Cultural Promotion • Tourism Promotion On July 5, 2002 the Mayor of Rio Grande, and possibly the Governor of Zacatecas will be in Colton to formalize the Sister City Agreement with a ceremony. The ceremony will take place at Fleming Park, on Friday, July 5, 2002 from 5:00 - 6:30 P.M. For additional information, please contact the Colton Parks Recreation and Family Services Department at 370-6153.