The SPA provides a long-term framework for the relationship between our two countries after the drawdown of U.S. forces.

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This is one of the largest commercial transactions ever between our two countries, and it's a sign of just how much potential our relationship has.

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And this will make it easier -- (applause) -- this will make it easier for more Colombians to visit and experience the United States, and this is one more very tangible example of Colombia's transformation and the transformation in the relationship between our two countries.

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UN-run referendum that led to East Timor's freedom, so her presence indicates an attempt to heal the relationship between the two countries.

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Last week, Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Daftar Spanta and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker initialed the text that outlined the kind of relationship the two countries want in the decade following the NATO withdrawal.

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India's relationship with Pakistan, and an ongoing dispute over the Kashmir region have brought the two countries into conflict in the past.

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Since India's prime minister launched a peace initiative in April, the two countries have been edging towards a less prickly relationship.

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