UNESCO's recognition last year of batik as part of Indonesia's intangible cultural heritage has also improved its allure.

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

"There is a recognition on the part of the international community that the agreement that was reached in Tehran a week ago between Iran and Brazil and Turkey only occurred because the Security Council was on the brink of publicly releasing the text of the resolution that we have been negotiating for many weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25