Prominent federalists like Joschka Fischer, a former German foreign minister, have called on Germany to support joint euro-area bonds, though these might damage the country’s own high credit rating.

一些著名的联邦主义者（例如德国前外长约什卡·菲舍尔[Joschka Fischer]）一直在呼吁德国和欧盟其他国家一起联合发布债券，虽然这一行为会对信誉度较高的德国产生不良影响。

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Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith is confident that disagreements over whaling will not damage the bilateral relationship.

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Abel Matutes, the foreign minister, says it could damage Chile's fledgling democracy, not to mention Spain's strong economic ties with Chile (not to add, since he didn't, a possible Chilean contract to buy Spanish submarines).

ECONOMIST: Spain and General Pinochet

But former Foreign Office minister Mr MacShane said the changes would see "irreparable damage" done to Britain.

BBC: Urgent question: BBC World Service

Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, a former intelligence chief and foreign minister, postponed a trip to Washington in protest and said airstrikes would damage Moscow's ties with the West.

CNN: Yeltsin to meet with aides on response to bombings