Also noteworthy: India will become an ASEAN dialogue partner and ARF member this year.

CNN: TEST OF WILLS

Unsurprisingly, India rejected the criticism. (Pakistan is not a dialogue partner and was not formally represented in Manila).

CNN: Waiting To Move Ahead

The Eurocrats were busy arguing over the terms of the bailout, but now their trusted dialogue partner has gone missing: even if a new government is sworn in on Thursday, how can the EU negotiate if there is no guarantee that the full spectrum of austerity measures can be got through the Greek parliament?

BBC: Ten points on the Euro crisis

They were also more skeptical that further dialogue with their partner would yield a close friendship.

CNN: A New Year's resolution for the workplace

Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert said he viewed the Lebanese government as a partner for future dialogue.

NPR: Israel Opens Door for International Peace Force

Currently, opportunities for a limited number of new major IBSP initiatives are being explored through continuing dialogue and consultation with Member States and partner organizations within the basic sciences programme.

UNESCO: 6th Meeting of IBSP Scientific Board

"We want the European Union to be a partner but it is important to hold a mature and discreet dialogue and not to resort to public declarations, " Rafi Barak reportedly told diplomats, according to a report in Haaretz.

BBC: Israel warns European critics

Chafe seasoned his remarks with words like "dialogue" and "relationships"--he used some variation of "partner" at least a dozen times.

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