21.   Earlier Sunday, Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that Egypt is mediating between Yemen and Saudi Arabia after tensions rose because of alleged Saudi troops buildup on the border.

22.   He later softened his stance, but there are media reports of Russian troop buildups near the border.

23.   He said the United States wants to reach agreements allowing access to existing airfields while avoiding a large U.S. troop buildup in a region highly sensitive to foreign intervention.

24.   However, there were clear signs of a troop buildup.

25.   In Mozdok, center of the Russian troop buildup, Defense Minister Pavel Grachev, Interior Minister Viktor Yerin and Federal Counterintelligence chief Sergei Stepashin met with troop commanders.

26.   Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes said Monday that the troop buildup along the border will continue until Pakistan stopped aiding terrorism in India.

27.   Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes said Monday that the troop buildup along the border will continue until Pakistan stopped aiding terrorism in India.

28.   Media reports say there are substantial troop buildups in southern Russia near the Chechen border.

29.   Neither Saudi Arabia nor Yemen have commented on the troop buildup.

30.   Pakistan has moved to match the Indian troop buildup, Pakistani army sources said.