Ireland’s capital of Dublin has been tied to Ramallah in Palestine as part of a “friendship agreement”, the Dublin City Council, Anadolu Agency reports.

It comes following a meeting last December between then-Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan and Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid where they discussed the potential for cooperation between the two cities.

The Dublin City Council said the city has been twinned with Ramallah in Palestine under a “friendship agreement” signed by Dublin Mayor Daithi de Roiste and Ramallah Mayor Issa Kassis.

“I very much welcome the signing of this Friendship Agreement between our two cities,” said de Roiste. “The aim of this Friendship Agreement is to contribute to the strengthening of friendly relations between our two cities.”