Italy's closest trade ties are with the other countries of the European Union, with whom it conducts about 59 of its total trade.

Blood is thicker than water.

This Midas appears to have had good relations and close trade ties with the Greeks, and reputedly married an Aeolian Greek princess.

The chief trading partners are Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Germany.

The two nations have strong trade ties.

Strong trade ties also made the region an important cultural center and set the region up as a base that would influence nearby kingdoms and regions in Burma, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.

Brazilian banking and commercial firms also had ventures in the area, furthering ties within the region.

They're important because they have access to resources that your strong ties don't have.

A Scandinavian nation, Denmark shares strong cultural and historic ties with its overseas neighbours Sweden and Norway.

This pragmatic use of monasteries ensured close ties between elites and monastic properties.

India established full diplomatic ties with Israel in 1992 and has fostered a strong military, technological and cultural partnership with the country since then.

In general , economic interdependence between different countries is , to a significant extent , a reflection of trade links .

Apparently, authoritarian values and nationalist worldviews (together with a strong dose of anti Americanism) create ties that bind.

What once was a large web held together by thin monetary ties will fragment into very small networks solidified by thick bonds of personal trust and social obligation.

However, these border disputes have not prevented both countries from having friendly diplomatic relations and strong economic ties.

The hierarchy that held this system of government together was reinforced by close ties of loyalty between samurai and their subordinates.

Culture The core culture of Brazil is derived from Portuguese culture, because of its strong colonial ties with the Portuguese empire.

North Korea continues to have strong ties with its socialist southeast Asian allies in Vietnam and Laos, as well as with Cambodia.

To make your farming dreams come true, you're going to have to press beyond your strong ties, people like your family and closest friends, and try tapping into your weaker ties.

Since the election of the Whitlam Government in 1972, there has been an increasing focus in foreign policy on ties with other Pacific Rim nations, while maintaining close ties with Australia's traditional allies and trading partners.

While relations with neighbouring Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania show occasional strains, Mozambique's ties to these countries remain strong.

India is also the third largest Asian economic partner of Israel and the two countries have military as well as extensive space technology ties.

Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post punk scenes.

2 The repression of the socialist students is happening in a country that has close ties with socialist leaders in Latin America including Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega.

Some of these militias are affiliated with political parties such as the Badr Organization, which has members elected to the parliament. Others have close ties to the government.

These vectors and arrows represent ever stronger trade relationships that China has with every country in the region.

This trend has been reinforced by the adverse business conditions resulting from the sharp stock market correction since the second half of 2000 .

Colombia initially refused to join the defense council due to the strong military ties it has with the United States through the Plan Colombia.

Strong reasons make strong actions.

In this period, official government policy promoted the creation of robust trade corporations that could withstand pressures from intensified world trade competition.

The main factors determining international business cycle synchronisation are trade links , cross border financial asset diversification , confidence spillovers and common shocks .

During the 19th century, Chile's commercial ties were primarily with Britain, a nation that had a major influence on the formation of the Chilean navy.

Spain is a country with which I share many memories and strong ties born of my roots and the love they have given me since I first visited.

These ties have continued up to the present.

An agreement on trade ties between the archipelago and the mainland was reached in 1971 and, consequently, Argentina built a temporary airfield at Stanley in 1972.

Though the album managed sales of over eight million copies globally, Emotions failed to reach the commercial and critical heights of its predecessor.

Do you have family ties with the country?

Brazil's first female president is in Cuba on a visit intended to strengthen bilateral ties especially in the economic and commercial spheres , according to the Cuban press.

Stay strong, Egyptians, stay strong, we love you here.

In 1961, Tito co founded the movement with Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, India's Jawaharlal Nehru, Indonesia's Sukarno and Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah, in an action called The Initiative of Five (Tito, Nehru, Nasser, Sukarno, Nkrumah), thus establishing strong ties with third world countries.

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Because of its location on Brazil's northeastern coast, the city served as an important link in the Portuguese empire throughout the colonial era, maintaining close commercial ties with Portugal and Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia.

They're strong.

They're strong.

Ivan established very close ties with England.