Its publicly stated purpose was to promote the "traditional friendship" between the USA and Japan.

All this resulted despite the strong filial bonds, ties of commerce, and traditional friendship between the two neighboring countries.

A Western diplomat remarked, "The Soviets want to trade up without risking their traditional friendships."

That help was remembered by Poles as another manifestation of the traditional Polish-Hungarian friendship.

This started Blatchford, then a student at University of California, thinking about what could be done to restore the traditional friendship in the hemisphere.

I have come to deplore those conditions which have adversely affected the traditional friendship existing between our realms.

Bilateral treaties were concluded for mutual defence, trade, marriage alliance, and for the sake of traditional friendship between states.

It said the people and armies of the countries had a deep traditional friendship, and that relations would continue to be strengthened.

Fair also included the Lebanese Pavilion, according to the thenLebanese President intended to foster the traditional friendship between the two neighbors.

Relations between the two states date back to the Middle Ages, with the two peoples enjoying a traditional close friendship.