21.   Tokyo has softened its stance as linking the nuclear test and economic cooperation could undermine bilateral relations irretrievably, the agency said.

22.   Washington and Beijing also hold differing views on human rights that could undermine relations, he said.

23.   US officials have maintained that the arrest of Robert Chaeogan Kim has not undermined relations between Washington and Seoul.

24.   Yeltsin Monday warned that NATO expansion would undermine relations and jeopardise nuclear disarmament.

25.   Yemen and Saudi Arabia must remove obstacles to demarcating their border and all other problems undermining their relations, Saudi Defense Minister Sultan ibn Abdelaziz said here Thursday.

26.   Murayama expressed understanding of the decision, but analysts note that it nonetheless threatens to undermine relations between Washington and its most important ally in the region.

27.   The French presidency of the European Union warned Wednesday that the bloody military intervention in Chechnya could undermine relations with Moscow.