"We have made great progress in the past year and a half working on issues of mutual concern".Still, the question of the timing of the arrests years after the operation started but only days after Barack Obama's recent cordial meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev seemed puzzling.
The army chief, Raheel Sharif, has enjoyed cordial relations with the prime minister (no relation) since taking up his post in November.
But under Barack Obama, after a cordial start, slights have been building up for a while.
He then named a foreign minister, Nikos Kotzias, who enjoys cordial relations with the religious-nationalist segment of the Russian elite.Lots of questions arise.
Dashed expectations A lament for savers The Spanish derby Anything but cordial Return to earth Chip off the new block Pharaoh capitalism ReprintsNomura, which two decades ago was the world's largest securities house, has its sights overseas: it is said to be once again on a hiring binge in New York, having already snaffled Lehman Brothers in Europe and Asia in September.
According to depositions by Mr May and the mayor (which lawyers for Church & Tower's parent company anyway dispute), that statement was made not by Mr Mas Jr, with whom the mayor has testified that the meeting was "cordial", but by his brother, Juan Carlos Mas, at another meeting.
As it happens, the Blairs are especially cordial to the new Mrs Murdoch – in the face of much hostility from the rest of the Murdoch family and empire.
Leicester people have played a big role in British (and broader European) efforts to keep Christians, Muslims and other faith groups on cordial terms.To take one example: Andrew Wingate, a cleric who runs one of Britain's two "training centres" for inter-faith relations, will soon be proffering advice to the Swedish city of Malmo.
New culture secretary John Whittingdale, who has already had a cordial meeting with Channel 4's chiefs, has a questioning stance towards public service broadcasting and there have been sporadic flirtations with privatising it.
It enjoys cordial relations with two of the Strip's biggest employers, MGM Mirage and Steve Wynn, and has lobbied on the gambling industry's behalf.Such a force would be a useful ally in any political primary campaign.
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