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Bakersfield proposes Amritsar as
sister city
WSN Network
AMRITSAR:
With the Punjabi community in Bakersfield, California, pushing for
Amritsar being designated a sister city, a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) in this regard is on the cards. Frank Tripicchio,
former president of the Bakersfield Sister City Project, which is to
develop the relationship with Amritsar, said, “Amritsar has a rich
history and culture, and Bakersfield can learn a lot about the city
if an MoU is signed.
We have visited
Amritsar
earlier, too, and this time we have invited Amritsar Mayor Shawet
Malik and Senior Deputy Mayor Ajay Bir Pal Singh Randhawa to visit
Bakersfield
soon.”
19
March 2008
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