The court said that holding the ship was "a source of conflict that may endanger friendly relations among states".
It is in a position of strength, and confident enough to have friendly relations with people once seen as enemies.
ASEAN, the group's friendly relations with the western democracies would be soured.
As a government, we are happy that Kenya and the United States enjoy extremely warm and friendly relations that go back to our independence.
WHITEHOUSE: Vice President Biden and Kenyan President Kibaki
Whereas two-thirds of American, British and German employees say they have friendly relations with their line manager, fewer than a third of French workers say the same.
The Italian foreign ministry said in its statement that it still hoped to find a solution "in the spirit of the friendly relations it wishes to maintain with India".
Before meeting the ambassador, Mr Natalegawa issued a statement saying the opening of the office was "clearly incompatible and contrary to the friendly relations that have existed between the two countries".
Education should promote understanding, tolerance, peace and friendly relations between the nations and all racial or religious groups and encourage the development of United Nations activities in pursuance of these objectives.
And the union's general secretary, Doug McAvoy, welcomed the prospect of "friendly relations" and said that "teachers can only benefit from the Conservative party leadership being fully aware of their concerns and needs".
Uzbekistan's president, Islam Karimov, who did not take part in the Bishkek meeting, appears to be seeking a different solution to the problem of Afghanistan: he is now trying to establish friendly relations with the Taliban.
Though Mr Medvedev stressed the need for friendly relations, he also implied that such countries might not have the option of following policies that Russia deemed unfriendly (such as wanting to join NATO or host American bases).
Earlier this month the Sri Lankan foreign ministry issued a travel advisory for its citizens in Tamil Nadu, warning them to exercise caution because "extreme elements with vested interests" were attempting to tarnish the country's "friendly relations with India".
He withdrew to a house in the south to write art history, dismissed anti-German activists with lectures about realism (not a quality that loomed large during any other period of his life) and maintained friendly relations with a ferocious collaborationist, Pierre Drieu la Rochelle.
The efforts of the United Nations system towards the universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, contribute to the stability and well-being necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations, and to improved conditions for peace and security as well as social and economic development, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations.
Officially, Sino-Russian relations are friendly, and territorial disputes are limited to a few islands.
All the while, for strictly selfish reasons, well-run companies will strive for friendly long-term relations with employees, suppliers and customers.
Czech politicians, including a former prime minister, Vaclav Klaus, complained that President Havel had damaged relations with a friendly neighbour.
"He has made significant contributions to advancing the friendly and co-operative relations between China and Venezuela, " a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Sebastian Mallaby of the Council of Foreign Relations, a market-friendly centrist perhaps best known for his exhaustive history of the hedge fund industry, "More Money Than God, " has even argued that investors might welcome a bank break-up.
Meanwhile, Chrysler is also putting more dealer-friendly policies in place in an effort to repair relations after last year's disastrous inventory buildup.
Merkel's relations with the Russian government, while not hostile, are less friendly than those of the previous chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder.
The embassy said the report could be "part of an aggressive propaganda tool against Venezuela" at a time when relations between Venezuela and Colombia had "reached a level of stable cooperation and friendly dialogue".
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