The councilman of Commerce, Organization and Institutional Relations, Maruja Pelegrin, delivered the recognition of the first Ecuadorian woman have occupied a consular office in the Region of Murcia, Enrique Cecilia del Cisne.
Pelegrin said that with the delivery of this recognition, "we are witnessing an event in which not only will recognize Cecilia Swan its work, effort, dedication or knowledge but we witness a communion between two cultures, cohesion between two people;
Ecuador and Murcia ".
In addition, the mayor said that "Murcia is a welcoming place, a living and dynamic municipality received with open arms those who become part of our people to continue building a better Murcia".
During the event, which was also attended by the Councillor for Youth and Development Cooperation, Rebeca Perez, and several representatives of different political parties, it has held a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquake happened in Ecuador.
The council has said that "from the outset Murcia is working to channel humanitarian aid to this country and is responding with emergency funds available to the Consistory".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia