Which European city has cultural ties with Canberra?

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The twinning of Canberra with Versailles-Les Yvelines For example, we have a sister city relationship with Nara in Japan - once again an initiative of the Follett Labor Government. Since Canberra's twinning with Nara in October 1993, a number of cultural, educational, business and sporting links have taken place. The sister city relationship, which continues to enjoy strong support from the Canberra community, also benefits our children by offering them a wealth of information about different cultures and lifestyles. The Government fully supports the relationship and looks forward to further strengthening the links and increasing the level of exchanges. We are now working to expand our involvement in sister city relationships and the business potential that these relationships offer. Canberra twinned, so to speak, with Versailles-Les Yvelines, on a people to people basis, in Versailles in 1987 and Canberra in 1988. Following these events, a number of activities have taken place, including student exchanges and a spectacular bicentenary fireworks display. The Government is now considering ways in which it might officially affirm the relationship, thereby placing it on a government to government footing. http://66.102.11.104/search?q=cache:3creD4SLXe8J:www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/1995/week03/576.htm++%22canberra+twinned%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Jan 03 04, 6:56 PM