61.   The Chinese Foreign Ministry statement noted that India and Pakistan have been trying to repair relations and build trust.

62.   The expulsions came as U.S. and Chinese officials were trying to repair relations strained over Taiwan.

63.   The release came two days before Powell was to arrive in Beijing on a visit aimed at repairing strained relations.

64.   The pointed criticism could complicate U.S. efforts to repair strained relations with Beijing.

65.   The release came two days before Powell is to arrive in Beijing on a visit meant to repair strained relations.

66.   The Xinhua announcement came on the day when Undersecretary of State Peter Tarnoff was due in Beijing to try to repair frosty relations.

67.   The visits this year indicate relations are being repaired.

68.   There have been some recent signs of progress in repairing damaged relations.

69.   Trying to repair relations with two of his estranged West African neighbors, Liberian President Charles Taylor held talks Tuesday with foreign ministers from Guinea and Sierra Leone.

70.   U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen sought Wednesday to repair relations between the United States and Greece still bruised from a sharp disagreement over Kosovo policy.