21.   Ecevit said he feared the conflict could spread to neighboring countries.

22.   Greece, which borders Macedonia to the south, has long been concerned that the conflict could spread and destabilize the wider Balkan region.

23.   Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, who visited Yugoslav officials in the capital Belgrade last week, warned that the Kosovo conflict could spread unrest through the Balkans.

24.   However, there are ominous signs that the conflict is spreading to the Kosovo capital.

25.   In January, the conflict spread beyond the Chapare, with waves of anti-government protests throughout the country.

26.   Major powers fear the conflict could spread to other areas of the Balkans with large Albanian populations.

27.   No injuries were reported, but the incident highlighted the volatility along the border region and demonstrated how easily the Kosovo conflict could spread into Albania.

28.   Other leaders expressed concern that the civilian population would suffer and that the conflict would spread in former Yugoslavia.

29.   Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the Danish prime minister, expressed concern that the civilian population would suffer and that the conflict would spread in former Yugoslavia.

30.   Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the Danish prime minister, expressed concern that the civilian population would suffer and the conflict spread in former Yugoslavia.