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What does it mean?
The speaker pledges that the government will actively foster friendly relations with other countries.
In plain terms
We will work hard to be friends with other nations.
What can you take from it?
Prioritize diplomatic goodwill.

Where it applies

  • diplomatic relations
  • trade negotiations
  • crisis

Putting it to work

  • diplomacy
  • policy
  • advocacy

Questions to consider

  • Should nations always be friends?
  • What builds trust?

Another view

Goodwill does not guarantee mutual respect or safety.

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