81. The two NATO allies also have seabed disputes and relations have remained tense over the war-divided eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. 82. The two NATO allies also have seabed disputes, and relations have remained tense over the war-divided eastern mediterranean island of Cyprus. 83. The war ended with a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, The two countries have not signed a treaty and relations remain uneasy. 84. The war ended with a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, but the two countries have not signed a treaty and relations remain uneasy. 85. Their relations have remained tense, and the federation mainly functions only on paper. 86. Though the countries have signed a peace treaty, their relations remain cool. 87. Heavy diplomatic pressure by the United States prevented the two arch-rivals from engaging in an armed coflict, but bilateral relations remain tense. 88. Heavy diplomatic pressure by the United States prevented the two arch-rivals from engaging in an armed conflict, but bilateral relations remain tense. 89. However, he said government-to-government contacts and commercial relations would remain undisturbed. 90. However, relations remain tense between Taipei and Beijing, which views Taiwan as a renegade province. |