His country and mine maintain friendly diplomatic relations and close links strengthened by the historic ties between Africa and Latin America.

Others have close ties to the government.

(b) Maintain longstanding, firm and lasting ties with Estonia

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.

As you said, our close ties won't end just because of this.

We have done so because Kuwait attaches great importance to that question, as it pertains to the interests and concerns of African countries, with which we maintain close historic ties.

Two of the prominent leaders of these tribes are both Shia, with the difference being that one has close ties to Iran while the other has close ties to Saudi Arabia.

Myanmar and Bangladesh maintain close, cordial and peaceful relations.

Some have pointed to these close ties to the MAS party as somewhat worrisome.

Back then, the Communist Party was still powerful, and maintained close ties with the Soviet Union.

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

Noting with concern the close ties which exist between international terrorism, transnational organized crime and corruption,

In Asia Portugal has centuries old ties with a number of countries which we wish to maintain and develop.

Moreover, we welcome the fact that the ICC and the Security Council are developing increasingly close ties.

Such complaints were previously transferred to the police, whose officers often had close professional ties with GSS investigators.

ESCWA will also continue to maintain close collaboration with intergovernmental and non governmental organizations.

They questioned the neutrality of an institution whose head was known to have close political ties with the President.

Currently, under the moratorium, only people with close Bermudian ties will be able to get discretionary grants of status.

12. The Joint Support Unit thus continues to maintain close contact with all CIREFCA participants.

DAKAR This month, Africa s Francophone countries will mark the 50th anniversary of their independence, and of the ties they maintain with France.

That in turn spurs us on to emphasize the need to maintain and further develop the cooperative ties between our two bodies.

Only this year, the city administration has started to close down some brothels because of their ties to criminal organizations.

But what separates us from Saakashvili is that we understand that history, geography, and economics dictate close ties to Russia.

In considering the environmental implications of industrialization, especially close ties are maintained with UNEP apos s Industry and Environmental Office.

Now Ukraine, where President Viktor Yanukovych s decision not to sign an association agreement with the European Union has mobilized millions of protesters, represents Russia s moment of truth. While many cheer the Euromaidan, many others insist that Ukraine must maintain close ties with Russia.

It is important for the EU to be agile and maintain close coordination with the US.

Others live in Israel or maintain close contacts with the IDF. (Jerusalem Post, 12 October 1993)

He makes an additional indictment of our strong ties when he says that these people who are so close to us, these strong ties in our lives, actually have a homogenizing effect on us.

Mutual accusations reached a level unworthy of the common history and the close personal, cultural and economic ties between both countries.

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

But, given Armenia s alliance with Russia and Azerbaijan s close ties with Turkey, an eruption over Karabakh could very well escalate regionally.

At present, complaints of that type were transferred to the police, whose officers often had close professional ties with GSS investigators.

Calderón, reversing his predecessor s policy of speaking out against the lack of human rights in Cuba, has restored Mexico s traditional close ties.

Current conventional wisdom places the blame squarely on the close ties that developed between policymakers and the financial industry in recent decades.

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

It would maintain close contacts with the NDCs, and arrange for technical backstopping for project preparation as required.

We demand respect for the rights of Cuban families and the right of our peoples to maintain and develop ties of solidarity, cooperation and friendship.

He continues to have close ties to Cornell University, where he is Adjunct Professor of Physics and of Mechanicaland Aerospace Engineering (since 2005).

Nor can we defend any other approach when we consider the geographical proximity and close historical ties that unite Portugal and North Africa.

The next US president, whether he is Barack Obama or John McCain, will certainly maintain the close bilateral alliance.

There are regions where militant structures maintain close relations with drug criminality structures also for purposes of financing themselves.

Mr. Malielegaoi informed the Mission that Samoa maintained very close ties with Tokelau and that it would continue with its assistance to the Territory.

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

It would maintain close contacts with the national diversification councils, and arrange for technical backstopping of project preparation as required.

Many of the victims have been members of popular organizations or relatives of such members, or have close ties with a political organization or union.