ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Mayor Alyia Gaskins asked City Council on Tuesday to back the creation of a friendship city relationship with Osijek, Croatia, an outgrowth of the month Alexandria spent as the Croatian national soccer team's World Cup base camp.
Gaskins said she circulated a memo to council members and was asking for their support in directing the city manager to work with the city attorney to place a friendship city subcommittee on the Oct. 13 legislative meeting agenda. If council approves that, she would ask for a resolution creating a time-limited and specific friendship city partnership.
