What is the main difference between partnership and cooperation in international relations? How it could be explained in context of bilateral relations?

Alfonso Llanes, studied at Florida International University

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In a statement to the Security Council, outgoing Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, said that Chapter VIII is as relevant today as ever, noting that many regional and sub regional organizations had long histories of engagement in conflict prevention and mediation, peacekeeping and peace building; others were becoming increasingly active in those areas. In Latin America and the Caribbean, there has been a long history of partnership, including joint missions with the Organization of American States (OAS). Today, collaboration exists in a range of areas from mediation and dialogue to combating illicit trafficking. The emergence of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), have contributed to both peace and security and sustainable development on the continent.

In a paraphrase the functions of the Security Council is to maintain global peace and security, develop effective partnerships to consider more ways to promote closer cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub regional organizations Also, early warning, conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace building and sometimes nation building.

Bilateral-ism is the practice of conducting political, economic, or cultural relations between two autonomous states. In contrast, unilateralism or multilateral-ism is an activity by a single state or cooperatively by multiple states, respectively. States commonly recognize one another as independent states and agree to develop diplomatic relations and normally exchange ambassadors or state affairs agents.