The cables also reveal the pettiness of diplomatic exchanges within the Council of Europe.
The level of diplomatic exchanges, sharing of classified military and defense information and overall trade is far more expansive than in some other parts of Latin America, like Venezuela and Ecuador, where relations remain at a low point.
King Narai (reigned 1656 88) initiated a series of diplomatic exchanges between Ayutthaya and the French court at Versailles and even appointed a Greek adventurer, Constantine Phaulkon, as his chief minister.
In contrast to the vague assertions by senior Mexican authorities, Mr. Pérez presented lists, videotaped statements and the content of diplomatic exchanges between the two countries in the weeks leading up to the current crisis.
After the demise of the Soviet Union, the Clinton administration carried out extensive programs of diplomatic exchanges, joint commissions and financial aid programs, one goal of which was to persuade Moscow to limit the sale of weapons and dangerous technologies to undependable states.
In response to parliamentary questions tabled by the shadow justice minister, Andy Slaughter, last month, the Foreign Office minister, Mark Simmonds, said: "In view of the confidentiality of diplomatic exchanges, we have no plans to publish further details about requests that have been granted or refused".
Joint cultural events will reportedly be held in Moscow and Pyongyang, among other cities, as part of the tightening relations, while a series of diplomatic exchanges will also take place this year, including a planned visit to the Russian capital for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May.
The commitment comes after a telephone conversation between the pair early on Wednesday, according to a Downing Street report of the diplomatic exchange.
In its latest incarnation, this work of classical India has become an item of high-level diplomatic exchange.
