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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ramiel" data-source="post: 26317995" data-attributes="member: 555337">"A sister city or twin town relationship is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_relations" target="_blank">a form of legal or social agreement</a> between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_city#cite_note-Clarke-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> The modern concept of town twinning, conceived after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World_War" target="_blank">Second World War</a> in 1947, was intended to foster friendship and understanding among different cultures and between former foes as an act of peace and reconciliation,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_city#cite_note-Origins-2" target="_blank">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_city#cite_note-Limousin-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> and to encourage trade and tourism"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_city" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_city</a></blockquote>

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