Japanese officials said Lee's visit to Japan helped resume the bilateral "shuttle diplomacy", which encouraged more exchange between top officials of the two countries.

日本官员称，李明博对日本的访问重启了旨在促进两国高层交往的穿梭外交机制。

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Finally, Britain will step up bilateral diplomacy around Europe: Mrs Merkel and Mr Cameron get on famously, sources confide.

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As a non-member, the U.S. retained the full panoply of tools to parry the first Russian ploy: bilateral diplomacy, relations with the four other littoral states who share our interest in blocking such Kremlin overreach, economic and financial pressure and, if all else failed, naval power.

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Although large diplomatic bodies, like the United Nations, are successful in dealing with some areas of conflict, the vast majority of diplomacy is conducted in smaller, bilateral negotiations.

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