It's why John led the efforts to normalize relations with Vietnam, to retrieve the remains of our MIAs, to bring closure to both sides.

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These are all very important for regional peace, because, on the one hand, you have the steps that have been taken, efforts that are in place to normalize relations between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

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In August of that year, Albright's move was regarded by then-President Mohammad Khatami as "a missed opportunity" to normalize relations between the two countries.

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As more and more such information comes out, the Clinton decision to normalize relations with Vietnam will inevitably be seen for what it is: the ultimate cover-up.

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Clinton said before traveling to Asia last week that if North Korea moved ahead with denuclearization, the United States would be prepared to normalize relations and sign a peace treaty on the Korean Peninsula.

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Years of mismanagement, coupled with a lack of access to international credit markets following a massive sovereign debt default in 2001 and failure to normalize relations with global creditors, have left the country a net oil importer in 2011.

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Moreover, Obama would expect the Palestinians and the wider Arab world to respond to Israel's move by taking steps to normalize their relations with Israel.

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If that happens, there is "a chance to normalize relations, to enter into a peace treaty rather than an armistice and to expect assistance for the people of North Korea, " she said.

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The incident comes at a tense time, as Macedonian and Greek diplomats begin talks on an agreement to normalize relations, muddied by a dispute over Macedonia's right to its name.

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