51.   Putin vows that the issue would not harm relations between the two nations as it had in the past.

52.   Putin promises the issue would not harm relations between the two nations as it had in the past.

53.   Schroeder denied that delaying the trip would harm relations with his eastern neighbor, but said he wanted to avoid being pulled into a regional spat about the expulsions.

54.   Still, Chinese officials have warned that criticism of its crackdown on the Falun Gong could harm relations.

55.   Syria had asked the summit to tell Turkey that it risked harming its relations with the Arab world if it persisted in allowing Israeli military training.

56.   The agreement under which Israel would supply the desert kingdom with water was reached last week, thwarting a crisis that had threatened to harm relations.

57.   The Clinton administration has threatened a veto, and China has warned that approval of the act would harm relations.

58.   The Foreign Ministry, in turn, said the move could harm bilateral relations.

59.   The confusion over the arrests threatened to harm relations between Japan and Lebanon, which is seeking to attract investment to finance post-civil war reconstruction.

60.   The Greek government says that it is determined to stamp out any nationalist organizations that may try to harm its relations with other countries.