Ottawa Tourism and The Hague Convention Bureau officials gathered yesterday to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding that will bring the two cities’ convention offering closer together over the coming years.
The signing on Monday, which was part of an Ottawa mayoral mission to The Netherlands was celebrated at an event attended by His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa. Yesterday’s event followed a successful and productive meeting between the Mayor of the City of Ottawa and his counterpart Pauline Krikke, Mayor of The Hague on Sunday.
The event, which took place at the Louwman Museum in The Hague was attended by more than 100 representatives from the two cities and meetings industry. In addition to the convention focused MOU, the event also celebrated and highlighted the many years of friendship between both the cities of Ottawa and The Hague and the nations of Canada and The Netherlands.