The humanitarian efforts during the earthquakes that struck the countries in 1999 initiated a rapprochement that continues to bear fruit in the form of improved co-operation in trade and tourism.
Humanitarni napori za vreme zemljotresa koji su pogodili obe države 1999. pokrenuli su približavanje koje nastavlja da daje plodove u obliku poboljšane saradnje u trgovini i turizmu.