{"id":1343,"date":"2025-04-30T16:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:29:35","slug":"a-bridge-of-friendship-between-mugla-and-leshan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/a-bridge-of-friendship-between-mugla-and-leshan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bridge of Friendship Between Mu\u011fla and Leshan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mu\u011fla Metropolitan Municipality has signed a sister city protocol with Leshan, a city in China\u2019s Sichuan province. The initiative marks a key step in strengthening Mu\u011fla\u2019s international relations and integrating it into the global city network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosted by Mu\u011fla Metropolitan Municipality, the protocol was signed between Mayor Ahmet Aras and Guo Jie, Director General of Communication Department of Leshan City Committee. It lays the foundation for friendly relations and comprehensive cooperation between the two cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/leshan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1346\" style=\"width:593px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Strategic Partnership for Tourism and Economic Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memorandum of understanding focuses on collaboration in tourism, cultural exchange, and investment. It aims to develop joint projects, increase mutual tourist flows, and contribute to economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Lasting and Strong Bond Between Mu\u011fla and Leshan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guo Jie expressed her satisfaction with the visit to Mu\u011fla and said:<br>\u201cI believe that this protocol will go beyond being just a formal document and serve as a foundation for lasting and strong ties between our cities. Leshan and Mu\u011fla, with their rich historical and cultural heritage, have much to offer each other. I sincerely thank Mayor Ahmet Aras and the Metropolitan Municipality for their hospitality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mayor Aras: \u201cMu\u011fla is T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Gateway to the World\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, Mayor Aras emphasized that the memorandum of understanding marks the beginning of a strong friendship between the two cities:<br>\u201cWe were very pleased by the visit of our Chinese delegation. Today, we signed a memorandum of understanding, which will be ratified by both municipal councils and will officially make our cities sisters. This cooperation is not just symbolic\u2014it will lead to concrete partnerships. Mu\u011fla is T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s gateway to the world. Since taking office, we\u2019ve worked to promote our city, develop international relations, and contribute to global peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mu\u011fla Metropolitan Municipality has signed a sister city protocol with Leshan, a city in China\u2019s Sichuan province. The initiative marks a key step in strengthening Mu\u011fla\u2019s international relations and integrating it into the global city network. Hosted by Mu\u011fla Metropolitan Municipality, the protocol&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1347,"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions\/1347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcitymugla.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}