Photo: City of Boston
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) – It only seems fitting that after a week and a half of a perfect match between Scottish soccer fans, and the City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is making it official.
On Thursday, Mayor Wu surrounded by Scotland fans, signed a partnership with Glasgow to officially become sister cities.
The partnership feels natural for both residents and officials of the two cities.
“We’ve won one more title this time around, Boston is clearly the best host city for the World Cup right now. That is thanks in large part to the ‘Tartan Army”
The chants of “No Scotland, no party” have been ringing in the streets of Boston for a week, but for a moment the chant was changed to “no Wu, no party”.
“Thank you so much for making our city come alive,” said Wu.
The signing happened at The Haven in Jamaica Plain, a Scottish-owned bar where fans gathered to enjoy the moment.
“I warmly welcome the strengthening relationship between Boston and Glasgow, building on the long-standing ties between Scotland and the United States,” said Scottish First Minister John Swinney. “This partnership reflects shared commitments to sustainable and inclusive growth. As global cities, both Glasgow and Boston bring significant strengths across academia, business and civil society, creating strong foundations for closer collaboration. I am particularly pleased to see that cultural and people-to-people links are at the heart of this partnership. The warmth, friendship and good humour shown by the Tartan Army in Boston recently have been a powerful example of how our people act as great ambassadors for Scotland on the world stage.”
There will be an official signing next April to celebrate Tartan Day in the United States. Until then, this letter of intent sets the official diplomatic relations moving.
WBZ NewsRadio's Jared Brosnan (@JaredBrosnanWBZ) reports.