It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.
In Asia, personal relationships are important, but you cannot personalise diplomacy.
As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because progress can best be made through engagement instead of isolation.
Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does not have consensus support.
The matter of international relations is very subtle and exquisite.
So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.
I don't think countries engage with each other looking at immediate gains. It's building a partnership.
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
Administering another country is always a very tricky proposition.
There is a direct connection that cannot be severed between the diplomatic process and growth and prosperity.