51.   Hu went directly from the airport to the Kremlin for a meeting with Putin on developments in Afghanistan and on the strategic partnership between Russia and China.

52.   In March, Karimov visited Washington, signing there an agreement on a long-term strategic partnership and pledging democratic and market reforms.

53.   In meetings with U.S. counterparts, Chinese officials have suggested that Beijing and Washington also launch a strategic partnership.

54.   India and Russia agreed Tuesday to draft plans for a wide-ranging strategic partnership, their foreign ministers said after meeting in Moscow.

55.   It has announced a strategic partnership with the Austrian National Tourist Board and several major sponsors.

56.   Ivanov said a declaration laying out a new strategic partnership between Russia and India would be signed soon.

57.   Kuchma and Stoyanov signed a declaration of strategic partnership meant to strengthen political and economic ties between the two countries.

58.   Last year, Gazprom and ENI signed an agreement on strategic partnership.

59.   Mandela paid his third visit to India in March, when he signed a strategic partnership agreement between the countries.

60.   Moscow and Beijing have continuously described their cooperation as a strategic partnership intended to offset the purported American dominance in global affairs.