21.   The European Union approved a deal with Canada Sunday to end the feud over fishing rights that has poisoned their relations over a month.

22.   Xinhua has run almost daily invectives blaming Lee for poisoning relations between Taiwan and China and accusing him of supporting Taiwanese independence.

23.   In diplomatic terms it is poisoning relations between Russia and Moldova, which has just held the first round of presidential elections, they said.

24.   Even if the vote does not get the majority it needs to pass, it could still poison relations between Mexico and the United States, the senators warned.

25.   The Romeo and Juliet couple, who met before the war, defied nationalistic prejudices which continue to poison relations between the two communities in the town.

26.   The territorial dispute has poisoned relations between the two countries and prevented the signature of a peace treaty.

27.   Rozov said he hoped a swift decision could be reached on defining the boundary, a dispute which has poisoned relations between Beijing and Moscow for decades.

28.   The latest moves will only further poison relations with Saudi Arabia, which is opposed to normalisation with Israel before peace is signed with Syria and Lebanon.