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Somali civic groups intensify their campaign to twin the City of Minneapolis with the Somali port city of Bosaso.

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(Somalia Online) - In an effort to promote better ties with the United States, Somali civic groups in Minnesota are campaigning to twin the city of Minneapolis with the Somali port city of Bosaso. Several organizations including Minnesota Friends of Bosaso, Haan Relief Development, University of Minnesota and others representing 20 small businesses in an around Minneapolis are reported to have endorsed the idea.

 

Organizers say twinning will facilitate better ties and promote cultural exchanges between the two communities.

 

“I am hopeful the twinning will get through because the organizers have put in tremendous effort to lay the groundwork for this important undertaking”, said Abdi Warsame, the newly elected Minneapolis City Councillor, who initiated the idea early on. “It will be beneficial for both cities to foster cultural ties and bring the communities closer together.”

 

The campaign, which was started few months ago, is said to be close to its conclusion.

 

Minnesota is home to the largest Somali population in the U.S., of which the majority trace their roots to Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in northern Somalia. Bosaso is the chief commercial city of the region.

 

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