You have to choose which one of your opponents you're going to use as a strategic partner, at least for a while.

"We are talking to a number of potential strategic partners and hope to announce something early next year," he said.

They may look for a strategic partner to create scale.

We have had to reduce the number of strategic partners, not least to focus resource on front line services.

For this reason England would be a good strategic partner in a war to come.

I also particularly support the role of Russia as our strategic partner.

Our relations with Russia, as a strategic partner, are very important.

I am still of the opinion that Russia is a strategic partner.

It should therefore be an ideal strategic partner in many areas, especially energy.

There are many areas of agreement with Russia, which all said and done is our strategic partner.