1. NATO spokesman Jamie Shea said at a Brussels news conference that neighboring Macedonia had agreed to allow the deployment of additional British and German troops on its territory. 2. Rhinelander had suggested earlier that the Russians might be willing to amend the treaty to allow deployment of a small system in Alaska. 3. Then the NATO command in Brussels would have to decide that the cease-fire was sturdy enough to allow the deployment. 4. Arafat called for international observers to supervise implementation of the cease-fire while Peres said Israel would not allow deployment of observers until the violence stops. 5. But the move would also allow the deployment of soldiers for possible international peacekeeping missions in Albania. 6. He must allow deployment of NATO troops on Kosovo soil and withdraw all his own forces. 7. Meanwhile, rebel forces have withdrawn from the area where a second U.N. plane crashed in order to allow deployment of a rescue team, according to U.N. officials. 8. Meanwhile, rebel forces have withdrawn from the area where the second U.N. plane crashed in order to allow deployment of a rescue team, according to U.N. officials. 9. On Sunday, Yugoslav authorities warned Macedonia not to allow deployment of NATO troops on its territory that could be used to intervene in Kosovo. 10. South Africa and Singapore signed a defense agreement Friday allowing the deployment of military personnel from the Southeast Asian city-state for training purposes. |