31.   Chinese Premier Li Peng insisted that economic aid must come without political conditions, and that nations must be free to choose development paths suited to their own conditions.

32.   He believes more foreign military aid will come if the Colombian army cleans up its act.

33.   He declined to comment on how Katmandu would use the money once the aid comes through.

34.   However, traders said investors fear that financial aid may come too late to prop up the state finances.

35.   If aid comes, it would have to come from the federal government, she said.

36.   Interestingly, the aid does not come with the condition that Ranariddh must be allowed to return to Phnom Penh safely.

37.   More aid was coming, said Hugh Parmer, head of disaster relief for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

38.   Other aid was coming from Tajikistan to the north.

39.   Other aid was coming southward from Tajikistan.

40.   Other aid will come from government payments to help farmers pay the interest on outstanding business loans.