The allies, meeting for the first time in a country once part of the Soviet bloc, tried to paper over the discord by issuing a statement in which they said they were pleased by the Bush administration's consulting them as it moved forward with missile defense.
The transition will not be smooth, fast, or without discord, as the issues being debated are critical to determining the direction these nations take.
Ms. Jastremski, 43, who has a Ph.D. in Slavic Studies and works as a technical writer, says she is uncomfortable with the discord surrounding the issue, like a clash she had at the gym with another mother who stood to gain from a gas lease, but feels she has no choice but to be vocal.
There were multiple -- and debatable -- reasons for his failure to keep his campaign promise, but one certain factor is public ambivalence and discord on the issue.
Sometimes, we want to wish away the discord and friction surrounding issues of race or #metoo or any other socially charged issue at the office.
Issues of discord between Mrs Clinton and Senator Sanders ranged across foreign policy, where he questioned her support for a no-fly zone in Syria, and privacy issues on which Mr Sanders said he would scrap the telephone-data collecting activities of the National Security Agency.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said that his staff's review of the 3,000 Russian-bought ads on Facebook suggests that most sought to sow discord around sensitive social issues, not try to convince Americans to vote for either Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton.
A dispute over a maritime boundary remains to be settled, but is not a major issue of discord.
"These trolls seem to be using vaccination as a wedge issue, promoting discord in American society," Mark Dredze, a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins, said.
Sooner or later, because of health issues or labor discord, Devils defenseman Scott Stevens will stop playing hockey.
While some progress was made in fighting maritime piracy and achieving several millennium development goals (MDGs), discord prevailed on other crucial issues.
