Sentence examples for reopening ties from inspiring English sources

In their attempt to show inter-Arab solidarity by reopening ties with Saddam Hussein (front page, Nov. 1), Arab intellectuals highlight deficiencies in their own governments.

While a strike on Iraq will certainly irritate oil-rich allies in the Middle East, reopening ties with Libya might provide a diplomatic salve.

When Mr Morsi came to power a year ago, he made a point of reopening diplomatic ties to the ruling ayatollahs in Tehran.

Similar ideas infused Mr Kissinger's own attempt to reduce cold-war tensions through detente with the Soviet Union and the reopening of ties with China.

When Mr Morsi came to power a year ago, he made a point of reaching out to the ruling ayatollahs in Tehran and reopening diplomatic ties.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU's external-relations commissioner who had earlier brokered a deal on medical aid and reopening political ties with Libya, sounded taken aback by the late intervention of Mr Sarkozy's wife.

Earlier Saturday, North Korea had appeared to toughen its stance toward Washington, saying that reopening diplomatic ties would not be enough to persuade it to give up its nuclear weapons.

In a letter to a university group, Fidel Castro, the retired and ailing revolutionary commander who has not been seen in public for months, made his first comment about the historic reopening of ties with the U.S., saying he approved generally of the process but did not trust the United States.

After secret talks in Switzerland, in 2009 a protocol was signed with the hope of restoring diplomatic ties and reopening of the borders.

More than 100 journalists are in jail, many of them on flimsy charges of backing terrorism.As for Mr Sarkozy's manoeuvres, many Armenians would say they are no more cynical than Turkey's decision in 2009 to sign a set of protocols establishing formal ties and reopening borders with Armenia just as the United States Congress was gearing up to pass a genocide-recognition bill.

It even made the final step of reconciliation with the Armenians this month, establishing diplomatic ties and reopening their shared border.