A treaty whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs was signed.

双方协议英国不干涉不丹内务，不丹允许英国帮助他处理外部事务。

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Earlier in the day, the president spoke by phone with Russian President Medvedev, which the White House noted was the 14th direct meeting or phone conversation on the new treaty.

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One area that was the subject of considerable attention by treaty skeptics had direct bearing on the premise of the treaty the extent to which New START was actually effectuating a meaningful reduction in deployed Russian nuclear weapons.

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In addition to giving the legislature's upper house this direct role in treaty-making, the Framers enshrined in the Constitution a high threshold for such consent: Not just a simple majority but fully two-thirds of the Senate must give their approval for any treaty to be ratified.

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As treaty allies, the U.S. has a direct interest in Manila having the wherewithal to defend its sovereign territory, which it cannot do today.

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