11.   German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said the EU will elaborate a Balkan stability pact that would also be open to Belgrade and be supported with broad economic support measures.

12.   Germany on Thursday proposed a top government official as coordinator of the Balkan stability pact, adopted this month to strengthen democracy and boost the economies of Southeast Europe.

13.   He stressed that economic support from the developed Western countries was vital to Balkan stability.

14.   He visited British troops for several hours Friday night after attending a world summit on Balkan stability in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

15.   Putin responded that Russia was prepared to act as a mediator and guarantor of Balkan stability.

16.   She said at the end of her tour, the EU will hold its first meeting in Germany on Balkan stability.

17.   Severin said Romania could help promote Balkan stability.

18.   Schroeder on need for Balkan stability pact.

19.   The Alliance for Change coordinator, Vladan Batic, said the country urgently needs to become eligible for foreign assistance, primarily from Balkan stability pact programs.

20.   The Kosovo problem threatens Balkan stability.