lol thats easy for me Origato (Japanese, dunno if i spelled correctly) Obrigado (Portuguese)
During the sea expansion after 1500, Portugal was the 1st 'western' country to find those cute islands called Japan, we got to be known as the Big Noses, we exchanged alot, from technology to words, like the word 'thanks'. Other example, they gave us gun powder, we gave them more accurate and more developed rifles.
my turn?
The president of this country hand-shaken the president of Iran in support against US presidency critics and against the support of US to Israel during Lebanon war.
clues are all there...its recent and easy...