But in recent years, signs of warmer relations have emerged.

"It's a sign of improving relations," said Mr. Messer, who grew up in Prague.

You take comfort in high-echelon meetings between the two Koreas, accepting them as a sign of thawing relations.

The releases were another sign of improved relations between the rulers and the league.

Germanys agree on spy swap in sign of improving relations.

The presence of the plane and specialists was the latest sign of improving relations between Israel and the Soviet Union.

In a sign of improved relations last year, a Russian destroyer made a courtesy call on a Japanese port for the first time in 103 years.

East and West Germany have set in motion a big spy swap, involving 28 agents, as a sign of rapidly improving relations.

Gov. George Pataki has signed off on the Bloomberg choices - another promising sign of improved relations between Albany and the city.

North Korea today called off a planned visit by Japanese-born women to Japan, in a sign of steadily worsening relations between the two countries.