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Zenawi has largely escaped sanction from his Western allies, in part because the erudite ex-Marxist had a friendly relationship with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and cooperated closely with the Bush administration in counter-terrorism efforts in the Horn of Africa.
To underline this, the Chancellor's first foreign policy activity after returning from his summer's vacation was a visit, in early September, to the ailing Boris Yeltsin, with whom Kohl has friendly relations.
The fact is that most environmentally friendly technologies demand significant upfront investment, meaning that “going green” remains a privilege reserved for the few countries that can afford it.
By establishing a friendly public rapport with Trump, Macron may even have put himself at risk.
The question is whether the alternative approach to Trump – the far less friendly, more businesslike approach of German Chancellor Angela Merkel – will produce better results.
Government institutions are market friendly and the population is well educated, disciplined, and flexible in its learning.
A traditionally friendly and predictable gathering of like-minded countries was marred by finger-pointing and disagreement, resulting in an inability to achieve consensus on a final communiqué.
Because the amount of oil was too small to make much difference on the international oil market, the incentive to act appears purely political – a friendly Iranian wink to the US.
In anticipation of the protest, the hospital issued a friendly public statement, saying, “We are committed to open communication with the Intersex community and fully respect the diversity of opinions that exist in affected individuals.”
In fact, the Latin American members of the "group of friendly nations" trying to mediate this conflict can draw on interesting experiences to design such a solution.
It is to be hoped that the group of friendly nations can help design an innovative solution to Venezuela's standoff.
Pressure from the group of friendly nations may induce both sides to accept this last chance to avoid a political and economic meltdown.
I spent my high school years in Calcutta, and I remember that if you picked up your phone, there was no guarantee that you would get a dial tone; if you got a dial tone and dialed a number, there was no guarantee that you would reach the number you sought, and you heard an exasperated “wrong number!” more often than a friendly “hello.”
When the co-founder of a company in which I invested mentioned to me that a famous person I happen to know had signed up for the service, our first reaction was that I should reach out to him with a friendly note.
One way to ensure that a friendly regime holds sway in Kabul after the US withdrawal would be to introduce into the governing structure a group with close ties to Pakistan.
We also had to explain to the Russians that we wanted to be friendly, but that decisions now would be taken by us.
Even Russia and Iran, his most vociferous supporters, have hinted that they could accept his departure if he steps down through negotiations, rather than being ousted by a popular revolt (and as long as the successor regime is friendly to them).
When the risk premia threatened to become unbearable, the international community responded with large financial support packages, financed principally by the International Monetary Fund and some friendly countries.
The meeting was meant as a sign of Russia’s new business friendly climate, but the banner hanging over the hall - “Long Live the 80th Anniversary of Vladimir Lenin’s GOELRO Plan” - mocked that intent.
Some governments have already implemented important measures to support the shift toward more environmentally friendly practices, including financial and market incentives.
At the same time, the Iraqi Kurds also appear to appreciate how much they need a friendly Turkey.
Aggressive lending from a cleaned up banking system with a new credit culture based on picking winners will supplement that strategy, as will business friendly taxation.
Bush and Schroeder will make up for the paucity of substance with a good deal of friendly banter and bonhomie before the press assembled in Mainz.
For this reason, Iran should win assurances that a new leadership in Iraq will not be hostile to it, and will seek friendly bilateral relations.
Emergency support from a few friendly governments has so far limited the erosion of Egypt’s foreign-currency reserves at a time of mediocre tourism earnings and growing imports of food and other basic necessities.
With so many of America’s top entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers having received support from the defense department, it is no surprise that Google’s founders and executives, for example, have exchanged friendly emails with NSA officials.
But friendly rhetoric can scarcely allay concern in Asia and beyond that China's strategic goal is to dominate the region.
Furthermore, in China’s economy stimulus package, 210 billion yuan is allocated for energy conservation, pollutants reduction, and ecosystem protection projects, 370 billion yuan for economic structural adjustment and technology renovation, and 400 billion yuan for new energy-efficient housing that will use environmentally friendly materials.
The US is surrounded by oceans, and Canada and Mexico remain friendly, despite Trump’s mistaken policy of undercutting the North American Free Trade Agreement.
This will be helped even more if economic policy, particularly tax policy, becomes more investment friendly.
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