LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The City of Lima will be hosting some special visitors next week as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of being sister cities.
They will be attending Monday night's city council meeting, and enjoying a dinner and sharing gifts on Tuesday.
The deputy mayor, representatives from the Department of Education, and the chief deputy of promotions of Harima-Cho, Japan, will be visiting to get a feel of how local government works in the United States. They will be attending Monday night's city council meeting, and enjoying a dinner and sharing gifts on Tuesday.
City officials say they are excited about the visit.
You can learn more about the Lima Sister Cities Association by visiting their website at https://limasistercities.godaddysites.com/.
"The Sister City relationships are very important. You have them all throughout the United States as well as across this country. It's about exchanging information, sharing information, and promoting peace and unity. Really keeping up communications so that we can understand each other better," stated Mayor Sharetta Smith, City of Lima.
The City of Lima will be hosting some special visitors next week as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of being sister cities.
Smith and several other city officials made a visit to Harima-Cho last year. You can learn more about the Lima Sister Cities Association by visiting their website at https://limasistercities.godaddysites.com/.
