1.   It has indicated it is prepared to have a reduced peacekeeper force in the region.

2.   The commander of the peacekeepers force, Australian Maj. Gen. Peter Cosgrove, today warned groups prowling around near his troops not to attack.

3.   The meeting at NATO headquarters will also likely discuss allied plans to cover a U.N. evacuation if further fighting forces the peacekeepers out.

4.   While it negotiates, it is prepared to have a reduced peacekeeper force remaining in the region.

5.   But the commander of a Russian peacekeeper force warned that his men would be back.