Nordic Council of Ministers, organization of the Nordic states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden for the purpose of consultation and cooperation on matters of common interest.
"What we're striving for is the maximum amount of cooperation on matters of security," he said, "while having the most open border in terms of commerce".
For the time being, these unresolved issues should not stand in the way of cooperation on matters such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq or even maritime security in the Gulf.
Despite some periods of tension, Kazakhstan's relations with Russia in the years following independence remained close, marked by economic partnerships, treaties of accord, and cooperation on matters of security and intelligence.
Gov. Jim Gilmore of Virginia, the Republican chairman, called on Mr. Daschle to issue an immediate apology, and said, "His breach of longstanding bipartisan cooperation in matters of foreign policy is offensive to our men and women in uniform and our country".
The release of Caro comes at a sensitive time for US authorities as they negotiate with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, the basis for cross-border cooperation in matters of intelligence sharing and drug interdiction.
Now some of those same countries are looking to Beijing to defend international cooperation on matters as diverse as trade and climate change, propelling China to new heights on the world stage.
Still, the White House's Sept. 4 statement describing Obama's meeting with King Salman did not mention al Khair, Badawi or human rights issues, sticking instead to U.S.-Saudi cooperation on matters like the fight against the Islamic State group.
The Viking threat may also account for the evident cooperation in matters of currency between Mercia and Wessex which began in Beorhtwulf's reign and lasted until the end of the independent Mercian kingdom on the death of King Ceolwulf II in the years around 880.
