Diplomatic partnerships: What do they mean?
Voice of America
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pictured with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis following the signing of a strategic partnership in Bucharest, Oct. 10, 2023. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via Reuters)
In June 2024, Russia and North Korea drew concern from Western governments by signing a comprehensive strategic partnership amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Georgia's President Salome Zurabishvili, flanked by leaders of opposition parties, speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Tbilisi, a day after the parliamentary elections, Oct. 27, 2024. (Georgian Presidential Press Service / AFP) Tina Bokuchava, the chair of the United National Movement opposition party, gives a speech during a gathering at the party's headquarters after exit polls were announced during parliamentary elections in Tbilisi on Oct. 26, 2024.
FILE - Members of the U.N. Security Council vote to approve its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, June 10, 2024, in this photo provided by the United Nations. FILE - Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Oct. 19, 2024. Smoke billows amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Oct. 28, 2024.