The choice facing us is between peace between the brave that will raise relations between us to a positive track and good neighbourly relations and prosperity, and, God forbid, a violent confrontation that will only cause more suffering and victims while not solving any problems...

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On the nuclear stand-off with Iran, recently there has been close co-operation between Germany and the US, and some analysts say Chancellor Merkel has restored German diplomacy to balancing relations between the US, France and Russia.

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Like US military assistance to South Korea, which is part of the Pentagon's budget, US military assistance to Israel is a normal aspect of routine relations between the US and its strategic allies.

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The coming days and the coming period will be a decisive crossroads for future relations between us.

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Trade relations between the US and China have been under strain in recent years.

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During the Cold War, relations between the US and Soviet Union were eased when Cliburn won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958, at the age of 23.

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Meanwhile, relations between Pakistan and the US and Afghanistan plummeted.

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It is a fact that the bilateral trade and bilateral relations between our two countries are extremely important for us as well.

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After the US pullout from Iraq in December 2011, relations between Ankara and Baghdad have sharply deteriorated, with Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi prime minister, pronouncing Turkey a "hostile state".

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