Vietnam, too, has strengthened its ties with the US.

After independence, to facilitate economic growth and to increase its ties to Europe, the Moroccan government decided to strengthen its ties with France, resulting in the promotion of French.

Iran has strengthened its economic and military ties, especially in Venezuela.

Its economic clout remains formidable, and its commercial and cultural ties to the West are broad and varied.

It needs not just closer economic ties, but also closer political ties.

On the multilateral front, New Caledonia has strengthened its ties with the European Union (EU).

Close ties with the Department's broadcast partners are crucial to maintaining continued airing of its material.

Given Crimea's historic ties to Russia and its majority ethnic Russian population, many Ukrainian officials fear that Russia could try to foment separatist movements in Crimea as a means of putting pressure on Ukraine to curb its ties to the West.

The geographic location of Benin, its membership in ECOWAS, its close business ties with Nigeria, and its natural resources highlighted the investment potential of the country.

Turkey is engaged in an intricate effort to preserve its old relationship with the West while building new ties with its Muslim neighbors.

Deprived of its time honored ties with America, Japan could play only a reduced regional and global role.

If nothing else, having a common enemy will help the US and its Arab allies restore damaged ties.

North Korea initially threatened to sever all ties, to completely abrogate the previous pact of non aggression, and to expel all South Koreans from a joint industrial zone in Kaesong, but backtracked on its threats and decided to continue its ties with South Korea.

Some create strong ties, while others produce weak ties. Think of the difference between friendships and acquaintances.

Those improved ties matter, because the time has come for China to rebalance its traditional geostrategic interests with its role as a global leader.

Similarly, if the US withdraws its largely nominal tactical nuclear weapons from Europe, US Europe strategic ties would weaken.

Turkish democracy and secular values have been greatly enhanced by the country s dialogue with Europe and its American ties.

But ties with its neighbour India began to sour, after Nepal finally adopted a new federal constitution in September.

Malaysia will continue to encourage its private sector to promote and further enhance its close economic ties with its counterparts in the African countries for our mutual benefit.

Its standoff with the West over its nuclear program, together with its ties to Syria and its growing influence in Lebanon and Iraq, suggest the emergence of a strong regional power.

These effects are different from support in that they are less a function of the nature of immediate social ties but rather of the ties these immediate ties provide to other people.

Its location on the Black Sea ties it to Southeast Europe, the Balkans, and the Caucasus, as well as Turkey.

Most striking is Turkey s renewal of relations with Russia without damaging its ties to the newly independent post Soviet states.

China s role in restraining North Korea s nuclear ambitions and its tense relations with Japan are an additional burden on ties.

Moreover, the Cauca region throughout its long history had very strong economic and cultural ties with the people of Ecuador.

Everybody has benefited from these ties.

Then, for some unknown reason, it could make its assistance to Africa conditional on fraternal ties with the worst African dictators.

Asia varies greatly across and within its regions with regard to ethnic groups, cultures, environments, economics, historical ties and government systems.

With its traditional ties with the United Kingdom, Brunei became the 49th member of the Commonwealth immediately on the day of its independence on 1 January 1984.

Dan severed ties with his daughter, Linda.

Layla broke ties with her parents' religion.

Furthermore, trade tensions could weaken political ties.

This context and framework disciplined transatlantic ties.

Others have close ties to the government.

Germany has long standing ties with Afghanistan.

In these circumstances, Turkey has been able to leverage both its regional ties and its standing in the transatlantic community to play a more instrumental role vis à vis its southern neighbors.

Consider Asia, for example. As China s economic importance and regional influence grows, its neighbors are seeking to deepen ties with the US.

Kazakhstan s historical ties to Russia and its geographical proximity to China have caused a keen competition between those two countries for influence.

If Europe wants to lead and prosper, according to this view, it should limit its ties with Russia as much as possible.

Moreover, China has sought to improve trade and transit ties with Central Asia over the last decade, reflecting its growing interests there.

But its bridge building agenda foundered on growing Chinese assertiveness, leading successive DPJ governments to bolster Japan s security ties with the US.

Iran could also view the transitions in Central Asia as an opportunity to expand its regional influence, particularly given its close ethnic and cultural ties with Tajikistan and its long border with Turkmenistan.

These issues carry deep implications for economic ties.

These ties have continued up to the present.

And ( the mystic ties of ) parent and child