Zwingli would undoubtedly have welcomed agreement with Luther for political as well as theological reasons, for he saw a growing danger in the isolation of the Reforming cantons.
Michel Barnier, Europe's internal market commissioner, welcomed agreement on rules that aimed to reduce "the over-reliance on ratings, eradicate conflicts of interest, and establish a civil liability regime".
"We welcomed the agreements that chart the way towards more representative government".
Mr. López Carbajo welcomed such agreements, but also cautioned against expectations that they would yield vast additional revenues for Spain.
Green groups welcomed the agreements but called on the government to do more on renewable energy and offer greater clarity to the industry.
At the United Nations Security Council, which discussed the Sudan-South Sudan tensions on Tuesday, Susan E. Rice, the American ambassador, told reporters that while council members had welcomed the agreements, she was also cautious, given the troubled history.
He quickly established partnerships, set development deals with new talent, launched productions and welcomed distribution agreements.
Their foreign ministers announced modest, but very welcome, agreements concerning the bitterly disputed region of Kashmir.
Other Democrats said they welcomed the agreement but noted that it did not go much beyond an agreement President Clinton reached with North Korea in 1994, which the Bush administration, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, criticized as inadequate.
Longtime opponents of drilling welcomed the agreement.
