両国は正式に国交を開始した。

Meaning
the two countries formally initiated diplomatic relations

Vocab used in this sentence

両国
both countries, ryogoku, both
a, the, is, am, are, will
正式
formal, official, officially, formally, duly, formality, formalized
in, to, on, at, into, upon
国交
diplomatic relations, diplomatic, bilateral relations
o, the, to, wo
開始
start, launched, begin, initiate, beginning, initiation, commencement, commenced
and, shi, four, death
the, was, ta, da, other

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