They also have strong cultural ties to the major economic centers in Europe.

They have the advantage of language skills and cultural ties.

Giving out such information would violate close cultural ties with the members of their community.

Named because of their close cultural, economic and spiritual ties to the sea.

Air service between the two areas is important because they share many cultural ties.

The interaction with the land by these people spoke of deep cultural ties.

Both nations have since developed close strategic, cultural and economic ties.

But what we do have is shared political and cultural ties.

There are also strong cultural and social ties between the two nations.

They likewise share very close economic, cultural and political ties with each other.