31.   Annan has said the situation in the Republic of Congo needs to stabilize before peacekeepers are sent in.

32.   But diplomats said no peacekeepers could be sent until a formal truce was declared and the warring sides began negotiations to solve their differences.

33.   But they reneged and kept the Spanish peacekeeper sent as a replacement and his Czech driver.

34.   Countries that sent peacekeepers to Bosnia and Kosovo have been looking for links between the depleted uranium ammunition and illnesses contracted by veterans.

35.   Denmark has most recently sent peacekeepers to U.N. efforts in the Balkans and to the border between Horn of African nations Ethiopia and Eritrea.

36.   Diplomats said no peacekeepers would be sent, however, until a formal truce is declared and the warring sides begin negotiations.

37.   Despite U.S. congressional refusal to pick up part of the tab, Britain and France vowed today to send more peacekeepers to the worsening war in Bosnia.

38.   Even if the flights are blocked, Russia is already sending other peacekeepers by land and sea.

39.   Families of the victims also campaigned for a inquiry into the role of Belgian officers and politicians in sending the peacekeepers on the deadly mission.

40.   French Foreign Ministry spokesman Yves Doutriaux said Vedrine pledged French logistical support to the African countries who have offered to send peacekeepers to Brazzaville.