First Minister of Wales and Cornwall Council Leader
Linda Taylor signed a collaboration agreement in Cardiff today,
which sets out the five-year action plan.
The Celtic Heritage Cornwall-Wales Collaboration Agreement will
focus on four areas – sustainable housing, achieving net zero,
thriving rural economies, and celebrating culture and language.
The agreement cements a longstanding relationship between Wales
and Cornwall. The First Minister and Cllr Taylor have been
discussing deepening the relationship since last year and working
towards a formal arrangement.
First Minister said:
“We share many historical, cultural and linguistic ties with
Cornwall, and our economies, landscape and our people have many
shared characteristics. These commonalities enable us to learn
from each other in areas which affect our populations, especially
in the areas of focus in today’s agreement.
“I look forward to working more closely together, building on our
strong relationship, sharing best practice and exploring other
areas we can work together on in the future.”
Cllr Taylor said:
“Cornwall has a proud Celtic heritage, and we have so many
cultural links to Wales that it seemed clear to me that
strengthening our ties would be of huge benefit for us both. I
was delighted to find the First Minister shared my enthusiasm for
this, and we have been able to come to an agreement to formalise
this relationship.
“Affordable and sustainable housing, the need to achieve net-zero
and ways of growing thriving rural economies are key areas for
both Cornwall and Wales, and to be able to share our knowledge
with each other is good news for us all.
“It is also great for us from a cultural perspective too. I know
we can learn from the way the Welsh language has been
successfully grown in recent years, and I am looking forward to
sharing the ways in which we both celebrate our rich and ancient
culture.
“This is good news for Cornwall and for Wales, and I am delighted
we have taken this step forward.”
