The cities of Chortkiv and Bad Soden-Salmünster (Germany) have signed a Partnership Agreement.

It was held during the annual conference of young German city mayors with the support of the Meet brave Ukrainian communities project. This was reported by the Chortkiv City Council's official website.

"I strongly believe that the partnership cooperation between our municipalities is going to yield positive results for the residents. We expect the first positive news for Chortkiv soon. There will be some great gifts for our municipality," commented Volodymyr Shmatko, Mayor of Chortkiv.

On April 19-20, the International Summit of Cities and Regions was held in Ukraine, organised by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine. Among its tasks was the consolidation of the international community of local and regional authorities in support of Ukraine. At the Summit alone, 11 different agreements were signed on international inter-municipal and inter-regional cooperation. Moreover, at the International Summit of Cities and Regions, representatives of the local self-government of Ukraine and about thirty other countries, as well as the highest officials of Ukraine, witnessed by high-ranking officials of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, the Council of Europe, the European Committee of the Regions, declared their readiness to join efforts to help in building a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future, to contribute to the establishment of a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace in Ukraine to ensure international security and stability of the entire world.