At the closing session of the meeting of the International Federation of Twin Cities’ executive committee, Mr. Oved Ben Ami, Mayor of Netanya, who represented Israel, proposed that a good-will mission, composed of representatives of western and eastern cities, should be sent to Britain and North and South America, to recruit more members for the Federation and to promote international understanding and the brotherhood of man. The proposal was adopted and Israel was nominated as a member of the mission which is expected to go out in February or March, 1971. Mr. Ben Ami and Alexander Sizov. Leningrad’s mayor discussed the possibility that Netanya should have a Leningrad Avenue and Leningrad a Netanya Avenue. Mr. Sizov said he would bring the proposal before his City Council “for discussion and decision.” Mr. Ben Ami said he would be prepared to implement the idea immediately if Mr. Sizov would agree to do likewise.
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