You’ll want to have a look at get_the_terms().
<?php
// You need to define the post id from the post you are outputting in the right bar so that the left bar knows how to match up the terms
$country = get_the_terms( $post->id, 'countries' )
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'side_menu',
'posts_per_page'=> 1,
'tax_query' => array(
// 'relation' => 'AND', /* I don't think you need this unless it has another purpose */
array(
'taxonomy' => 'countries',
// This only works since you are selecting just one term per post
// Works by retrieving the first and only term id from the post in the right bar
'terms' => array_shift(array_keys($country))
)
)
);
$the_menu = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( have_posts() ) : while ( $the_menu->have_posts() ) : $the_menu->the_post(); ?>
?>