11.   Abu Dhabi is technically at war with Israel and the visit was a sign of warming relations in the wake of the Israeli-PLO autonomy accord.

12.   And in a symbol of warming relations, athletes from the rival Koreas marched together behind an Olympic flag during the opening ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics.

13.   Both sides hailed the trip as another stride forward in the warming relations between the neighboring countries after decades of friction during the Soviet era.

14.   But amid warming relations, the former foes reached an agreement on reopening the pilgrim route in mid-August.

15.   But it marked only a single step in settling a debate that has weighed on otherwise warming relations between Russia and Germany.

16.   Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue accused the protesters of trying to undermine warming relations between Beijing and New Delhi.

17.   Despite warming relations between the Islamic republic and officially secular Turkey, which has its first Islam-oriented government, tensions recently have arisen.

18.   He earlier denounced the Senate for adopting a similar statement and accused supporters of the resolutions of plotting to sabotage warming relations between Washington and Beijing.

19.   In a sign of warming relations between the Palestinians and Gulf states, the emir of Qatar on Sunday became the first Gulf statesman to visit the Palestinian territories.

20.   In a sign of warming relations with Cuba, Caribbean leaders signed an agreement Wednesday promising freer markets and closer cooperation on tourism projects with the communist island.