Sentence examples for first countries to recognize from inspiring English sources

Last week, America was again one of the first countries to recognize the Congo.

The United States has been a strong advocate of Kosovo's independence from Serbia and was among the first countries to recognize the new state, stoking deep resentment.

In 1949, Turkey was one of the first countries to recognize Israel shortly after the country declared its existence in 1948.

The predecessor of modern Turks, the Ottoman rulers, have welcomed Jews oppressed by Spain in 1501, paving the way for the improvement of Jewish existence in Anatolia and a historical friendship — long before the Turkish Republic became one of the first countries to recognize the state of Israel.

Scotland has been one of the first countries to recognize that extra construction cost can often be warranted to preserve the scenic environment, also recognized by choice of an underground location for recent U.S. pump-storage plants Northfield Mt. in Massachusetts and Raccoon Mt. in Tennessee, plus others being planned.

Although Turkey was among the first countries to recognize Armenia in 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the border between the two countries has been closed since 1993, when Turkey suspended relations to protest Armenian advances on Azeri territory.

(Iceland was the first country to recognize Estonian independence).

France has become the first country to recognize the Libyan rebel group National Libyan Council as the country's legitimate government.

No other power disputed these claims, and in April 1884 the United States became the first country to recognize them.

As Mrs. Clinton recalled on Thursday, Morocco was the first country to recognize American independence in 1777.

Bulgaria recognized the newly independent former Yugoslav republics as states and on January 16 , 1992 became the first country to recognize the Republic of Macedonia.