111.   Rwandan officials have pressured U.N. and aid agencies to portray Rwanda as a peaceful country.

112.   Rwandan officials often see Newsline as immature, not serious and printing articles which are badly sourced and poorly researched.

113.   Rwandan officials reaffirmed their opposition to the peacekeepers on Tuesday, according to the U.N. Special Representative to Rwanda, Shaharyar Khan.

114.   Rwandan officials said their government no longer believed it should participate in the international mission, which would operate in part out of that country.

115.   Rwandan officials say Hutu militants trying to silence the prisoners were responsible for the grenade attack.

116.   Rwandan officials told diplomats they were confident of winning a war on Hutu rebels in the northwest forests of their tiny Central African country.

117.   Rwandan officials were receptive to his monthly reports on human rights issues, he said, but violations continue and much remains to be done.

118.   Rwandan officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the pro-Kabila forces had so far made no progress.

119.   Rwandan military officials said the commandos later withdrew but there was no independent confirmation.

120.   Rwandan officials have said in the past that they believe any equipment brought into the country for relief efforts should belong to the country after the workers leave.