Zivinice (Bosnia) Municipality and Kütahya Municipality Became Sister City

Zivinice Municipality, one of the Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) Bosnia and Herzegovina members, and Kütahya Municipality became sister cities with the protocol signed in Kütahya on November 7, 2023. In addition to Kütahya Mayor Prof. Dr. Alim Işık and Zivinice Mayor Began Muhic, Zivinice Municipality Mayor's Advisor Alija Nurkic, Zivinice Municipality Agricultural Expert Advisor Salih Duric, Zivinice Municipality Public Relations and Protocol Advisor Alma Suljkanovic, Zivinice Municipal Council Secretary Jasmila Besic, Zivinice Municipality council member Huso Halilovic, Kütahya Municipality administrators and guests attended the Signing Ceremony. Making a statement at the ceremony, Kütahya Mayor Alim Işık said, “Today, we are experiencing an honorable day as Kütahya Municipality. We are hosting the esteemed mayor and his valuable delegation of our sister municipality from Bosnia and Herzegovina in our city. First of all, I would like to thank the esteemed mayor and his delegation for their visit. We signed the Sister City and Goodwill Protocol between our two municipalities. To make our two municipalities sister and to work together to increase our cultural, social, sports, economic, commercial and political cooperation between the residents of the two municipalities, to integrate the people of the two cities with common projects, to bring together businessmen and to contribute to intercity and international trade. We signed this protocol in order to do this," he said. Zivinice Mayor Began Muhic, who started his speech by stating that he was extremely pleased to visit Kütahya, said, “Due to our common historical and cultural past with Turkey, we never see Turkey separately, we see us as a one nation. When we arrived in Kütahya, we felt like we were at home and were welcomed very warmly. On this occasion, we want to undertake joint projects with both municipalities becoming sister cities. I would like to thank our Mayor Alim Işık and his valuable team for the signed protocol, and for hosting us in Kütahya," he said. The ceremony was completed with mutual gift exchange and a photo shoot to commemorate the day.