China Historically, Korea has had close relations with China.

Others have close ties to the government.

France and Israel had close relations in many areas.

There are, of course, perfectly legitimate reasons for close Sino Russian relations.

Countries with which Belarus has had longstanding, close and friendly relations have suffered.

The Tribunal has strong cooperation with various Rwandan institutions of higher education.

Pakistan's involvement Historically, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have extremely cordial relations which sometimes are described as a special relationship.

C. Regional advisers do not work closely with subregional offices

Malawi maintained close relations with South Africa throughout the Apartheid era, which strained Malawi's relationships with other African countries.

We can build and maintain trusted relationships with friends, colleagues and sources who are proximate to the conflict.

Iraq and Pakistan have had close, friendly, and cooperative relations since the latter's independence in 1947.

That required building close relationships with key partners in other countries, the private sector and civil society.

The concession holder will have to show proof that the previous concession holder legally relinquished its concession according to the rule of law or went through due process with the FDA and opportunities for arbitration.

And, despite hosting a huge US military base, Qatar maintains close links to Syria and Iran.

The Commission established close working links with the Lebanese authorities, and channels of communication were kept open with all sides.

Officers in the Ottoman Egyptian army were appointed locally from the various militias, and had strong ties to the Egyptian aristocracy.

The same officers rotate from camp to camp to avoid establishing close relationships with the recruits undergoing military training at the camps.

It is in fact a grouping of mini states and emirates connected by strong historical, economic and social ties, but each one is completely independent.

However, after World War II, the People's Republic of China embraced Maoism while South Korea sought close relations with the United States.

Reaching the Millennium Development Goals requires close working relationships among United Nations agencies, non governmental organizations (NGOs) and donor and programme countries.

That was a milestone.

2 The repression of the socialist students is happening in a country that has close ties with socialist leaders in Latin America including Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega.

Indeed, the inability to see the advantages of close state business relations is the blind spot of modern economic liberalism.

But it reflects a widespread sentiment among many Poles, including those who are staunch supporters of close ties to the US.

EUFOR has developed a close and effective working relationship with the remaining NATO presence in Sarajevo.

It has established close working relationships at all levels with the European Commission, the Council and Parliament with a view to designing joint initiatives and information products.

As Xi rose through the Communist Party ranks, he forged close military ties as a reservist, assuming leadership of a provincial garrison and serving as a key aide to a defense minister.

Champa also had close trade and cultural relations with the powerful maritime empire of Srivijaya and later with the Majapahit of the Malay Archipelago.

UNOMIG and the CIS peacekeeping force maintained close cooperation in fulfilling their respective mandates.

The organization had close links with the Elena Mederos Foundation and the Cuban American National Foundation, which had the clear objective of working against Cuba.

It may be careful not to alienate America, but it will struggle to build a collaborative relationship with its regional neighbors.

The Department of Safety and Security had established a close working relationship with the NGO consortium InterAction to share information and coordinate efforts to ensure staff security.

The Middle East was approaching a turning point in its history.

The G 8 s seven democratic countries should use the St. Petersburg summit as an opportunity to reaffirm their will to develop close and friendly relations with Russia.

In a 1976 referendum Guamanians decided to maintain close ties with the United States, but also to begin negotiations to improve the Territory's status.

The Committee will continue to maintain close relations with organizations and programmes of the United Nations and to inform organizations outside the United Nations about the Committee's work through attendance at regional meetings and conferences.

On the organizational side, NATO describes itself as having developed close working relations with the United Nations, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

... Libya has historically made a limited contribution to Arabian literature .

This has been a historic year for development.

In support of these activities as well as in general, EUFOR maintains a close relationship with the Police Mission this includes having Police Mission liaison officers attached to the force at the various command levels.

Well, historically, it has been studied using the science of paleoanthropology.

Real debt defaults are historically rare.

The group's activities in terms of smuggling and operations are historically well established.

Indeed, one of the largest bribes (a reputed 180 million) paid in recent times in Nigeria was by Halliburton, a company tightly intertwined with US political power.

In addition, the Tribunal has continued to distribute key materials translated into the main languages of the region and to develop close relations with legal professionals, the NGO community, local media and governments.