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Communique Issued today 31st May 2005 by 360ways Global Bicycle Venture from Lahore, Pakistan.
 
The Honorable Mian Amir Mahmood, Mayor of Lahore signed the Velo Mondial (London, Amsterdam) Charter and Action Plan for Bicycle Friendly Communities, on behalf of the City of Lahore today.
 
This is a significant step for Lahore to become a bicycle friendly city.

Christopher Huggins countersigned the Charter on behalf of Velo Mondial, with the sponsorship of UNESCO (Paris, France).

This Charter provides a blueprint and a set of directives for promoting the bicycle as an efficient, environmentally friendly alternative to motorized transport.

The signing represents a major achievement in the round-the-world 360ways venture which began in Paris in June 2004. Having crossed 7 European countries, Turkey and Iran by bicycle, Christopher Huggins and Peter Kennedy reached Pakistan on 27th March and Lahore on 2nd May.