11.   The other two mayors are Richard Turner of Weehawken and Nicholas Sacco of North Bergen.

12.   The two mayors have impeccable Cuban and American political credentials.

13.   Three of the last five mayors have faced federal charges and have presided over a government that has consistently failed to provide even the most basic city services.

14.   Washington and Baltimore had initially planned to compete for the games, but joined forces after a series of talks between business leaders and the two mayors.

15.   Avramopoulos and the other mayors allowed the private companies to control parking because their municipalities did not have the resources to do it.

16.   But Klap said Saturday that only the vote by the nine mayors had been unanimous.

17.   The two mayors and two political associates were freed hours later.

18.   The two mayors announced a two-year cooperation program establishing architectural, social and cultural exchanges between their cities, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

19.   The two mayors signed a cooperation agreement paving the way for joint efforts to battle pollution, enhance public transportation, improve security and foster cultural development.

20.   The two mayors also met representatives of the environmental pressure group Greenpeace on Monday.