The phrase "advance relations" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the improvement or development of relationships, often in a diplomatic or professional context.
Example: "The two countries aim to advance relations through mutual cooperation and dialogue."
Alternatives: "improve relations" or "enhance relations".
It has been a pleasure working with you and Ghayth and our other directors and members to advance relations between Britain and our beloved country and I hope that one day we will be able to do so again.
"If the American government really wants to advance relations with Cuba, I recommend they leave behind the conditions of internal governance that they are trying to impose on us and that only Cubans can decide," Raúl Castro said in his assembly speech.
The plans to advance relations came a week after India announced that it would resume peace talks with its archrival, Pakistan, but American officials insisted the United States gesture had been in the works for many months and should not be seen as a "reward" for trying to re-establishing talks.
This introduced an added dimension to advance relations toward a peaceful peninsula, said Biegun in a conversation that followed his remarks with Robert Carlin, a specialist on U.S.-North U.S.-North Koreaand a visiting scholarelationsford's Center for Internandonal Security and Cooperation.
The secretary of state would be surprised how much she could advance relations with the Indiansand how much progress she could make with the Chinese if they saw her talking to the nation they fear the most.
So has it advanced relations between activists and the police force?
Valuable, Bush Aide Says By The New York Times WASHINGTON, June 5 Ari Fleischer, a spokesman for Gov. George W. Bush, said that the Clinton-Putin meeting had been valuable in advancing relations between the United States and Russia.
The White House said the two leaders – both of whom the pope will meet, along with UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and probably Fidel Castro – commended the pope's role in "advancing relations between our countries".
From the Cuban perspective, inclusion on the list, which Havana considered unfair, was a major stumbling block to advancing relations.
"I, too, hope that the opportunity that this meeting presents will greatly advance bilateral relations between our two countries," Koizumi replied.
As part of what it described as an effort to advance community relations, the Police Department began using new forms yesterday that require officers to provide more detailed explanations for the decision to stop and search a citizen on the street.
