Iwate eyes Bali as new sister

Iwate eyes Bali as new sister

DENPASAR, Bali: Governor of Japan's prefecture of Iwate,
Hiroya Masuda, is interested in making his district and the
resort island of Bali sister provinces.

Following a meeting with Bali Governor Ida Bagus Oka Sunday,
governor Masuda said that province city relations with Bali would
foster better cultural and economic cooperation, Antara reported
yesterday.

He said that, in some respects, Bali had a lot in common with
Iwate, which is in northern Japan.

Governor Oka said a delegation from Bali would visit Iwate in
early August to sign a memorandum of understanding leading to the
creation of sister province relations.

Iwate is three times larger than Bali and has a population of
1.4 million people.