That may be partly because both Islamic and Indonesian culture attach great importance to harmony and consensus.

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"I attach great importance to China's relationship with the United States, " Xi told Lew during a meeting attended by diplomats and finance officials from both governments.

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"The United States deeply values our close partnerships with both Turkey and Israel, and we attach great importance to the restoration of positive relations between them in order to advance regional peace and security, " the president said in a statement released by the White House.

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Blame for political meddling can hardly be placed at the ECB's door: but the unseemly bickering over the appointment of a new vice-president in the past few weeks shows that European politicians attach great importance to the presence of their nationals on the bank's governing council.

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