There could be tension in the short term. There are still scars and there is still mistrust between the two.

Tension and mistrust among the parties to the conflict continue, ... In addition, unruly members of some armed groups continue to attack, rob and rape civilians in parts of the country, while humanitarian workers are denied access to large parts of the population.

mistrust to trust, from discord to concord and from tension to peace.

He risks having to take unpopular measures to bring down the Italian deficit below three percent of gross domestic product by 2007.

It is clear that Germans will not [send troops] to Iraq and it is quite clear that Germans are against any military action against Iran.

Merkel is aware that if she goes too far in trying to establish a special relationship with Bush there might be consequences for the coalition. And her political fate is very much linked to the success of this coalition.