Sentence examples for bolstering ties from inspiring English sources
Russia is oblivious to outside pressure and is progressively bolstering ties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, whose independence it unilaterally recognised in late August.
Georgia has also accused Russia of amassing weapons in the Akhalgori district of South Ossetia, which used to be under Georgian control before the August war.Russia has several reasons for gradually bolstering ties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The recent energy deals with Russia - supported by Tadic and Nikolic - are as much, if not more, about strengthening Serbia's regional importance, and its value to the EU, as they are about bolstering ties with the Kremlin.
Western sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine are thought to have intensified Moscow's interest in bolstering ties with its Asian neighbours, particularly North Korea, which is also under sanctions.
TOKYO — Google and Samsung Electronics have signed a broad agreement to cross-license a range of each other's patents, bolstering ties between the two main powers behind the global pre-eminence of the Android operating system for smartphones.
That has spawned a fear among the North's xenophobic elite, who harbor a deep suspicion of any big power, and may have led them to try to compensate for their weakening leverage with China by bolstering ties with Russia, analysts in Seoul said.
To this end, they seek to bolster ties with rising regional powers like Brazil and South Africa".
U.S. diplomats said they were disappointed by the depth of opposition, given that the Bush administration has bolstered ties with both countries on security matters in recent years.
Many people in the region see his trip as an effort to bolster ties among Mideast countries that appear to be next in line for American wrath.
Efforts to bolster ties are typically done in person now, but 89 years ago, a simple telephone call was hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough.
Thailand's coup leaders, who took power in 2014, have bolstered ties with China, including signing an agreement to increase joint military engagement.
