That is the only way for a rapprochement with the European Union to be achieved.

Within the Organization, we believe, rapprochement and close cooperation with UNODC is of great importance.

Nevertheless, the treaty is a considerable achievement. It normalizes political relations between the two countries, thereby facilitating their further cooperation and rapprochement.

Underlining the importance of the effective continuation of the process of rapprochement between the two Koreas and noting progress in this respect,

Ehud Olmert, the party s leader and now elected prime minister, has been a maverick of the center since his student days a fitting symbol for the rapprochement of left and right. But the rapprochement itself is, of course, mainly the work of Ariel Sharon, whose influence is by no means diminished because he is in a coma.

I think that would be the only way for both countries to have the rapprochement that is quite needed, called for and required by both peoples.

Király, Kolakowski, and Khrushchev each in his own way is a symbol of today s new and uniting Europe, a Europe of rapprochement and forgiveness among erstwhile opponents.

How can we ensure that information and telecommunications technology becomes a means for rapprochement, mutual understanding and the strengthening of links among young people throughout the world?

Greek Turkish rapprochement has created the framework for closer relations between Turkey and the EU. As a progressive party, PASOK has every interest in Turkey s progress on democratic reforms.

The futile attempt to shift the focus from the fact that the source of the problem is the invasion and occupation of Cyprus by Turkey is poisoning all efforts aimed at rapprochement.

This snarled three way dispute, if not carefully untangled, holds many dangers. Turkey, which for nearly two decades has proclaimed its support for Azerbaijan, publicly conditioned rapprochement with Armenia on Armenian concessions to Azerbaijan.

Moreover, while rapprochement with Israel has become more likely, Turkey faces severe tensions with Syria and Iran, and its Islamist ruling party must still prove that it can coexist with the country s secular political tradition.

Such dialogue must be aimed at strengthening our common values and common heritage through cooperation and integration, so as to arrive at a cultural and religious rapprochement, which can provide a solid foundation for progress.

11. Stresses that the rapprochement of the South Eastern European States with the European Union will favourably influence the security, political and economic situation in the region, as well as good neighbourly relations among the States

13. Also stresses that the rapprochement of the South Eastern European States with the European Union will favourably influence the security, political and economic situation in the region, as well as good neighbourly relations among the States

12. Also stresses that the rapprochement of the South Eastern European States with the European Union will favourably influence the security, political and economic situation in the region, as well as good neighbourly relations among the States

12. Also stresses that the further rapprochement of the South Eastern European States with the Euro Atlantic institutions will favourably influence the security, political and economic situation in the region, as well as good neighbourly relations among the States

If the two leaders meet as statesmen, however, they will save Greece, the eurozone, and the faltering European spirit. With the promise of deep debt relief for Greece and a rapprochement between Greece and Germany, economic confidence will return.

Indeed, France s return to NATO is far from a U turn that reflects disenchantment with ESDP. Rather, it is the product of a 15 year process of rapprochement with NATO and of the real progress being achieved in European defense.

At the same time, the Turkish government is pursuing a separate path of negotiations, through a rapprochement with another Kurdish authority the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq. The grand vision is to integrate Iraqi Kurdistan into the Turkish economy.

If rapprochement with the West can be achieved, the removal of the international sanctions stemming from the nuclear program would give a tremendous boost to Rouhani s economic policy. And it is here that Rouhani has invested much of his energy and political capital.

President Thein Sein s government has, by its release of Suu Kyi and embrace of a democratic transition, transformed the country s image. Rapprochement with the iconic Suu Kyi, like that of South Africa s apartheid era rulers with Nelson Mandela, was the core decision.

Its impressive military strength is of limited use as an instrument of power, and its political clout has been overestimated, particularly in Syria. A rapprochement with Israel and, more important, a lasting peace with its Kurdish population, would boost Turkey s regional influence.

Despite the claims by both the Bush and Obama administrations that Russia and the US are no longer adversaries, it seems that the rapprochement has not translated into elimination of mutual nuclear targeting. The result, even if new START is ratified, should satisfy no one.

The issue of negotiating a rapprochement between Afghanistan s government and the Taliban is undoubtedly controversial. The hope is that the Taliban leadership is not cohesive that, whereas some of its members are probably committed to al Qaeda s absolutist ideology, others might accept a compromise settlement.

In the early 1970 s, moderates gained by engineering a rapprochement with the US, capped by Nixon s famous visit to China in 1972. Deng was rehabilitated the following year, and in the late 1970 s, after Mao s death, Deng s pragmatists seized control of the regime.

This situation makes initiatives for dialogue among civilizations even more important, as are political and diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving greater understanding and rapprochement among peoples, and at spreading the best human practices, foremost among which are the principles of understanding, tolerance, solidarity and cooperation.

Either a beleaguered Assad or an increasingly desperate opposition might destroy the deal on the ground. The fragile rapprochement between the US and Russia may not hold, particularly if the US again insists breaking its recent helpful silence that Assad has no place at the negotiating table.

On the other hand, some influential Iranians led by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani recognize that relations with the US are inevitable, given Iran s need to re integrate into the international community and face its economic deficiencies. Moreover, the Iranian people are overwhelmingly in favor of rapprochement.

The immediate diplomatic impact, of course, was to reshape Eurasia s geopolitical balance and put the Soviet Union on the defensive. But the long term outcome of America s rapprochement with China became visible only recently, with the economic integration of the People s Republic into the world economy.

BRUSSELS Those who oppose Western rapprochement with Kazakhstan cite the country s lack of political and human rights. But, while Kazakhstan has not gone down the color revolution route to democracy that other post Soviet republics like Ukraine and Georgia have followed, its timidity about reform does not justify isolation.

BRUSSELS Those who oppose Western rapprochement with Kazakhstan cite the country s lack of political and human rights. But, while Kazakhstan has not gone down the color revolution route to democracy that other post Soviet republics like Ukraine and Georgia have followed, its timidity about reform does not justify isolation.

But Khasawneh, who had encouraged Islamists to join the political process, and forged a rapprochement with the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, warns that it is a mistake to write off the Arab Spring. In May, shortly after his resignation, he warned Jordanian leaders of complacency in the reform process.

8. Decides to declare 2010 the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, and recommends that, during the course of the year, appropriate events be organized on interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace, inter alia, a high level dialogue and or informal interactive hearings with civil society

Since the US China rapprochement four decades ago, China has maintained a studied ambiguity regarding America s role as the guarantor of Asia s security. China s pragmatic leaders knew that the US presence helped to contain the Soviet Union (and subsequently Russia), prevented Japan from re arming, and kept sea lanes open.

The rapprochement between Iran and its negotiating partners on the core nuclear issue is obvious. No one at this point seriously believes that Iran is maintaining an active program to develop nuclear weapons, though not long ago it was almost conventional wisdom that the country was close to having them.

For decades, reconciliation and its most remarkable achievement the Franco German rapprochement was the trademark of the project to create an ever closer union in Europe. Reconciliation may seem far off for, say, the peoples of Japan, China, and South Korea, but it is taken for granted by today s Europeans.

PARIS Since the arrival of President Barack Obama in the White House, there has been an undeniable rapprochement between Europe and the United States. But on the deeper and more fundamental level of emotions and values, is it possible that the gap between the two sides of the Atlantic has widened?

The world has changed dramatically in the past 30 years since a group of 35 heads of State came together at Helsinki on 1 August 1975 to sign a Final Act devoted to improving and intensifying their relations and to contributing to peace, security, justice, cooperation and rapprochement in Europe.

Its recent decision to withdraw its ambassador from Qatar has revealed the gravity of the crisis in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), composed of the Kingdom s most immediate neighbors. Indeed, Gulf politics is shifting toward a new balance in the wake of the Saudi UAE rapprochement and the recent attempt to isolate Qatar.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, that de facto US China alliance ended, and a China Russia rapprochement began. In 1992, the two countries declared that they were pursuing a constructive partnership in 1996, they progressed toward a strategic partnership and in 2001, they signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation.

And the regime will not want the process of economic opening to get too far ahead of security agreements and political normalization. After all, the main lesson that North Korean leaders take from China s success is that security (Mao Zedong s rapprochement with the US) precedes economic transition (Deng Xiaoping s reform and opening policy).

Rapprochement between Iran and the West above all between Iran and the United States would have positive geostrategic consequences across the Middle East. Iran has a long way to go, of course, to bring about permanent improvement in its relations with the West but what Iran needs to do is not the only impediment.

The new treaty will verifiably prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon for at least a decade and keep it bound to nuclear non proliferation thereafter. This is the time to begin a broader US Iran rapprochement and build a new security regime in the Middle East and the world that leads toward full global nuclear disarmament.

It is also extremely important that most of Fatah s new leaders have a strong distaste for Hamas, which makes rapprochement between the two groups unlikely. Still, if Ghuneim takes over as the PA s and Fatah s leader, which could happen next year, a breakdown of negotiations with Israel and a new round of fighting would not be surprising.