71.   Thirty-two countries are contributing to the IFOR, which will be dominated by troops from the United States, Britain and France.

72.   Their round-table discussions, which are likely to last into Saturday, will assess what each country can contribute in terms of numbers and equipment.

73.   Turkey, which is touted to take over the ISAF command from Britain after three months, is the only Muslim-majority country contributing to the force.

74.   London confirmed it would host a meeting of over a dozen countries contributing to the British-led force this week to fix details of troops to be deployed.

75.   The other countries could contribute according to a formula already being used by Saudi Arabia, according to officials working on the plan.