Bethlehem and Italian city of Parma to sign sister-city agreement

Headline: “Salman participates in a conference in Italy to declare Parma the 2020 Italian Capital of Culture and discusses the details of signing an agreement with Parma soon”

“Bethlehem Mayor Attorney Anton Salman participated in a conference in Italy to declare Parma the 2020 Italian Capital of Culture in the presence of Parma Mayor Mr. Federico Pizzarotti, Culture Director in the Emilia-Romagna District Mr. Massimo Mezzetti, and a number of senior officials and journalists from important [news] agencies…

Mezzetti pointed out an allocation of 3 million euros for the project, and pointed out the event’s cultural and economic significance…

Earlier Salman met with Pizzarotti at the Municipal Building in order to discuss the details of signing the agreement between the two sides, which will occur soon, on account of the two cities’ participation as candidates for the 2020 Capital of Culture, which constitutes a good step in marketing Parma in Palestine and marketing Bethlehem in Italy, in addition to culture exchanges.”