71.   Turkey has warned that U.S. recognition of the killings as genocide would harm relations between the close NATO allies.

72.   To avoid harming relations with Russia, Turkey has denounced the hijacking.

73.   Two years ago, Philippine President Fidel Ramos prevented Ramos-Horta from attending an international conference on East Timor because of concerns about harming relations with Indonesia.

74.   Turkish authorities have harmed relations with Germany by claiming that a fire that killed three Turks was set by neo-Nazis, Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said Saturday.

75.   Turkey tried to keep a relatively low profile regarding Chechen officials to avoid harming relations with Russia at the beginning of the Chechen crisis.

76.   Turkey, a predominantly Muslim but officially secular country, sympathizes with the Chechens but tries to keep a relatively low profile to avoid harming relations with Russia.

77.   U.S. officials have warned that the arrest could harm relations and set back efforts to improve trade between the two countries.

78.   U.S. officials had warned that the arrest could harm relations and set back efforts to improve trade between the two countries.

79.   Vietnamese officials have said they consider Australia committed and that a pullout now would harm relations.

80.   Visiting Australia in March, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, warned that any meetings between Australian officials and the Dalai Lama would harm relations with Beijing.