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.