1.   Ishaya Bakut, the ECOMOG commanding officer, stressed that his was a neutral force.

2.   But the peacekeepers have been at pains to stress that they are a neutral force, trying to protect Serbs as well as Albanians.

3.   The difficulties will be compounded unless a broadly based government is swiftly installed in Kabul and neutral peacekeeping forces introduced.

4.   They came here as a neutral force to implement a peace accord, but were let down by one of the parties.

5.   Opposition forces which control the northern one-third of the country want the Taliban to leave Kabul and allow a neutral force to take control.

6.   A neutral international military force could assure that.

7.   All three favor neutral forces to keep peace.

8.   And it must remain a neutral force.

9.   Havini said a key issue to be discussed was a neutral peacekeeping force for the island, which must be decided after consultation with Bougainville leaders.

10.   Nyerere said a neutral force was needed to make sure that refugees reluctant to return to Rwanda do indeed go home.