In most cases, these arrangements are detailed in formal, bilateral treaties — called Status of Forces Agreements — with nations where it bases troops and conducts exercises.
The king is due in Russia to mark the end of a bilateral project called "Netherlands-Russia year", designed to mark 400 years of relations between the two countries.
The bilateral MOU calls for stepped up engagement beyond the existing Energy Dialogues to include a focused Clean Energy Research and Deployment Initiative to rapidly disseminate clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, hydro, as well as shale gas and cleaner coal.
The United States has long been a leader in nuclear technology, the sale of which is governed by bilateral pacts, called "123 agreements," which require adherence to nine nonproliferation criteria.
Despite Radcliffe-Brown's assertions to the contrary, bilateral (sometimes called "cognatic") kinship as well as bilateral descent groups (reckoned in both the mother's and the father's lines) were found to be statistically common, even though they did not provide the same kind of clearly demarcated groupings as unilineal versions of kinship.
However, Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal on Monday disputed that in a brief interview, saying the government had made no tax demands on contractors or subcontractors working on aid or defense projects, who are exempt from taxes under a bilateral understanding called the Military Technical Agreement.
In hindsight, I deeply regret that the language and tone I used in these internal bilateral telephone calls was both imprudent and inappropriate.
The Chinese, Heydarian notes, are delighted by this improvement in bilateral relations, calling it a "golden period of fast development".
Among other issues, this bilateral agreement called for the creation of a Palestinian Water Administration Authority and cooperation in the field of water, including a Water Development Program prepared by experts from both sides.
