21.   Promising to meet again to talk about the issue, they did agree to upgrade their relations by trading ambassadors.

22.   Syria and the European Union agreed last June to upgrade relations by drafting an association accord that provides for more trade and regular high-level political consultations.

23.   Tehran and Cairo have held a series of meetings between the foreign ministers of the two countries, which have been working to upgrade relations.

24.   The Clinton administration says it is willing to upgrade relations with North Korea if the long-reclusive Communist country ends its support for terrorism.

25.   The decision to upgrade the relations from the current honorary consular level was the first fruit of the visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

26.   The EU and Syria agreed Tuesday to upgrade relations by starting preliminary talks for an association accord that offers more trade and regular high-level political consultations.

27.   The newspaper also reported that Hun Sen will discuss upgrading relations to the full ambassadorial level during his Seoul visit.

28.   He said that even as some countries were upgrading relations with Burma, their ambassadors in Cambodia were boycotting the visit.

29.   A US plan to upgrade relations with Taiwan has also annoyed Chinese leaders.

30.   Both Amman and Bucharest are keen to upgrade trade relations and develop cooperation in various fields.