(a) Bilateral relations

The Bush administration continued to improve bilateral relations, while deepening and formalizing the economic dialogue with China.

Somalia Turkey relations are bilateral relations between Somalia and Turkey.

Some of the measures even endangered bilateral relations.

Bilateral Relations Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Tunisia established July 11, 1956.

Foreign relationsBahrain established bilateral relations with 190 countries worldwide.

Czechoslovakia and Iraq maintained bilateral treaties on air transport and consular relations.

Europe thus has a strategic interest in Russia s successful modernization and in good bilateral relations.

Indonesia Israel relations refers to the historical and current bilateral relationship between Israel and Indonesia.

The climate of our bilateral relations with Turkey over recent years has been constantly improving.

American leaders will welcome her election as proof that the estrangement in bilateral relations is over.

In terms of international relations, however, the disaster could improve Japan s bilateral ties with influential countries.

France vigorously opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq, straining bilateral relations with the US and the UK.

Armenia's intransigence and non cooperative stance in this respect inevitably cloud bilateral relations between the two countries.

In the last three years, our bilateral relations have reached a new level of intensity and cooperation.

As economic relations deepen, cultural relationships develop.

In the 1990 s, bilateral economic ties continued to expand.

China and India should maintain close strategic communications in order to keep bilateral relations on the right track.

The North Koreans believe that China sacrificed them for commercial interests, and bilateral relations have yet to recover.

A fair outcome by the court will end the sole remaining border issue which compromises our bilateral relations.

Both sides claim to want improved bilateral relations, but there is room for doubt about whether Russians and Europeans actually think about their relations in the same terms.

This undermines the fabric of international economic relations.

The decision triggered a severe response from China, where students held demonstrations against his visit. Bilateral relations were frozen.

4. Encourages the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to pursue their efforts to strengthen their bilateral relations

After China opened up its economy and Russia emerged from the Soviet Union, bilateral relations entered a new stage.

In addition to these practical reasons for the improvement in bilateral relations, the rise of China poses a strategic consideration.

Since Putin offers Ukraine nothing, Ukraine has minimized its purchases of gas from Russia and downgraded all other bilateral relations.

Only normal bilateral relations will allow the two countries to work together to forge a lasting Asian balance of power.

This exercise leaves us with the need to mend bilateral relations and the challenge of improving relationships with the Organization.

So is mistrust between the two powers diminishing? The People s Daily seems to consider bilateral relations as normal at this point.

When it comes to politics, bilateral relations prevail, and from that standpoint France and Germany seem more important than Great Britain.

First, it might be viewed in the context of bilateral relations and thus simply the result of negotiations between two countries.

In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, States should observe the principle of non intervention in their bilateral relations.

This senseless political warfare has hampered cross strait economic relations.

Mr. Juan Carluccio, Economist, Economic and International Relations Unit, Nestlé

The close bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are marked by the frequent exchange of high level visits, progressive institutionalization and cooperation in diverse fields, and record levels of transit trade and bilateral trade.

4. Notes with satisfaction that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda are pursuing their efforts to strengthen their bilateral relations

Such a move would strengthen bilateral relations, generate goodwill in Egypt, and increase Israel s confidence in the Muslim Brotherhood s commitment to peace.

There is a positive side to such problems, however, namely that their very emergence reflects the deepening and broadening of bilateral relations.

But perhaps they will prefer bilateral, ad hoc relations that allow them to extract greater advantage in their transactions with individual countries.

Apart from bilateral initiatives, Brazil has been strengthening its relations with regional groupings such as the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab League.

Outside the Middle East, the United States has scaled back its relations with Egypt since the government s weak response to the attack on the US embassy in September, which signaled a rapid deterioration in bilateral relations.

The European neighborhood policy recently reinforced the bilateral dimension of the Barcelona process. But while the EU is emphasizing its bilateral relations with Maghreb countries, not enough attention or funding is being given to the sub regional dimension.

Both countries leaders should acknowledge what should now be obvious nuclear weapons reduction can no longer serve as a reliable basis for bilateral relations.

For its part, Europe needs to mount a charm offensive to persuade Putin and Medvedev that Russia s real interest is in improving bilateral relations.