Celebrating Glasgow’s Twinning with Boston, Massachusetts

That the Parliament celebrates that Glasgow and the US city of Boston, Massachusetts, are to be formally twinned; notes that a letter of intent was signed by Mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, on 18 June 2026, with the formal twinning to take place during Tartan Week 2027; celebrates the long and storied history between Glasgow and Boston as two major North Atlantic port cities over the last four hundred years, from being reformation strongholds in the 17th century, global trading centres in the 18th century, industrial powerhouses in the 19th and 20th centuries to leading technological and research centres in the 21st century; recognises the importance of city twinning in building up international cooperation and solidarity in the wake of the extraordinary goodwill fostered by the Tartan Army during their residence in Boston during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and wishes both cities the best as they deepen their friendship with each other.