"German-French ties under Mitterrand became a formative factor in the European unification process, " added German Finance Minister Theo Waigel.
Sino-American ties have been under increasing strain recently.
US-Japan ties were strained somewhat under the previous Japanese Democratic Party (DPJ) administration amid a row over the relocation of a US military base in Okinawa.
The table was a country type, made of half-planed boards, like the ties under railroad tracks.
And the NBA is confronting the news that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, is under investigation for gambling and ties to organized crime - allegations that suggest he may have placed bets on games he officiated.
Ties between the two Koreas chilled considerably under Lee Myung-bak over his move to link aid to concessions on the nuclear issue.
With six competitive European ties under our belt as opposed to the usual coma-inducing pre-season pap, I confidently predict Motherwell will fly out the traps at McDairmid Park and take the first step towards another foreign field-trip next summer.
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Kidal, 1, 500km (930 miles) north-east of the capital Bamako, was until recently under the control of the Ansar Dine Islamist group, which has strong ties to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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