ZURRIEQ & BORGO MAGGIORE

The first initiative to form this twinning was put forward by the Mayor, Joe Cassar, after meeting a member of the Giunta di Borgo Maggiore, Republic of San Marino. After a consensus to proceed, the first visit was done by a delegation from Borgo Maggiore led by their Mayor, Capitano di Castello, Orazio Pignatta. This meeting was a great success and the two sides decided to promote the twinning. In October Mayor Joe Cassar led a Zurrieq delegation to reciprocate this visit and start the final touches for the twinning to take place.





In June, 2000, a delegation headed by the Capitano di Castello (Mayor) of Borgo Maggiore, San Marino visited Zurrieq to sign the twinning agreement. The twinning of the two localites was officalised by the Mayor of Zurrieq Mr.Joe Cassar and Il Capitano di Castello di Borgo Maggiore, Signor Pier Orazio, Pignatta, on the 1st of June, 2000 Zurrieq Day by the signature of the twinning declaration highlighting mutual friendship and collaboration between the two communities. In September, 2001, a Maltese delegation made up of all the Council members visited Borgo Maggiore to reciprocate and finalised the twinning process, which was held in Borgo Maggiore on the 18th of Spetember, 2001 by Il Capitano di Castello di Borgo Maggiore, Signor Pier Orazio Pignatta and Mayor of Zurrieq, Mrs Antonia Farrugia.


The Zurrieq Local Council and the Municipality of Morphou, Republic of Cyprus, are twinned for a special cause. .The Morphou community was forced to exile its homeland in this part of Cyprus was invaded by Turkey. The Zurrieq community fully supports the right of every Morphou citizen to re-gain his homeland. The twinning agreement was signed in Cyprus on October 7th, 2000 by the then Vice Mayor of Zurrieq Mrs. Antonia Farrugia.

Zurrieq and Morphou

The Zurrieq Local Council has also embarked on a solidarity twinning with the occupied town of Morphou in the Republic of Cyprus. The first part of the agreement was signed in Cyprus on October 7th, 2000 by the then Vice Mayor of Zurrieq Mrs. Antonia Farrugia. The aim of this twinning is to support the Morphou community to re-gain their homeland. Following further discussions that are being held in Cyprus during 2001, it is being anticipated that the twinning process will be rectified in Spring 2002.