91.   Vichit Sookmark, defense minister in the caretaker government, said it was Thai policy to repatriate the refugees, and Rangoon had agreed to their return.

92.   UN staff launched Monday an operation to repatriate refugees from the former French-administered zone in the southwest of the country, a spokesman said.

93.   UNAMIR was already extended four days on Friday to allow diplomats to negotiate how many troops should remain and to redefine their mandate as primarily helping to repatriate refugees.

94.   Zaire has urged the UNHCR to voluntarily repatriate the refugees by the end of the year, under a threat of restarting forced expulsions if enough have not returned.

95.   Italy has taken a string of emergency measures to stem the influx, patrolling Albanian waters and repatriating some refugees.

96.   Jawid, who also met with Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, said an understanding had been reached that Iran would not repatriate the refugees against their will.

97.   Kinshasa started forcibly repatriating refugees last month but then stopped after international pressure.

98.   Meanwhile, the UNHCR which is coordinating the operation to repatriate refugees, is continuing to evacuate the refugees from Biaro.

99.   On Thursday, the London-based human rights group Amnesty International alleged that Thailand was forcefully repatriating Mon refugees into dangerous areas.

100.   Police in northeastern China confirmed Thursday they have launched a campaign to round up and repatriate North Korean refugees.