The so-called Global Political Agreement was an interim set of rules to normalize the tense political situation, and to set the country back on the road to normality through a revised constitution and eventually new elections.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

At the same time, the Zimbabwe government's Herald newspaper quoted senior government officials as saying they would like to normalize ties with the EU but that the starting point would be for the EU to admit that the sanctions are wrong.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

To accomplish the transition smoothly, says Yoon,North Korea must either normalize ties with the United States, or win de facto global acceptance as a nuclear state.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23