Signing of LoI Sister City Yogyakarta City and Hluboka nad Vltavou City, Czech Republic
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The Yogyakarta City Government officially signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for Sister City cooperation with the City Government of Hluboka nad Vltavou, Czech Republic. This signing is the first step in strengthening bilateral relations in various strategic fields between the two cities.
This Sister City collaboration aims to improve relations in the fields of culture, tourism, education, creative economy and human resource development. In addition, the two cities agreed to exchange information, experiences and regional potential to encourage sustainable development and community welfare.
After signing the LoI, the agenda will continue with technical discussions regarding priority programs that can be implemented in the near future.
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The Sister City Management
Mr. Jaroslav Dolecek
Czech Republic
H.E. Mr Jaroslav Dolecek is the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Indonesia. He actively encourages bilateral cooperation in the fields of culture, education and public relations between the two countries
Dr. (H.C.) dr. Hasto Wardoyo, Sp.OG (K)
Indonesia
Mayor of Yogyakarta
Veronika Láchová
Czech Republic
Director of the organization České Budějovice European Capital of Culture 2028
Putut Purwandono
Indonesia
Plt. Head of the Economic and Cooperation Section of the Regional Secretariat of Yogyakarta City
Wawan Harmawan, S.E., M.M
Indonesia
Deputy Mayor of Yogyakarta
Tomas Jirsa
Czech Republic
Wali Kota Hluboká nad Vltavou
History of Sister City
The sister city cooperation between the City of Yogyakarta, Republic of Indonesia -
and the City of Hluboka nad Vltavou began with the existence of the “Bohemia House – Cesky Dum” located in Kampung Dipowinatan, Yogyakarta City. This house belongs to Mr. Marsito Merto, a resident of Yogyakarta City who studied and lived in Czechoslovakia during the old order era.
The relationship between the two cities has been escalated during the tenure of the Czech Republic Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Jaroslav Dolecek and the Republic of Indonesia Ambassador to the Czech Republic, H.E. Kennsy Dwi Ekaningsih, who is an alumnus of the Department of International Relations, Gadjah Mada University. The role of the two ambassadors in facilitating sister city cooperation between the City of Yogyakarta and the City of Hluboka nad Vltavou has exceeded 3 (three) terms of the Mayor and Acting Mayor of Yogyakarta until finally the two cities agreed to officially sign the Letter of Intent (LoI) or Statement of Intent for Cooperation on Monday, May 20, 2024.
The City of Yogyakarta and the City of Hluboka nad Vltavou agreed to establish cooperation in 4 (four) areas, namely: tourism promotion, cultural exchanges and performances, MSME development and education and youth. The two cities are preparing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) scheduled to be signed in 2025.
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