11.  Denmark has observer status, as do the four neutral EU states, Austria, Finland, Ireland and Sweden.

12.  These are the four neutral states Austria, Finland, Ireland and Sweden, and Denmark, which is in NATO but not the WEU.

13.  Traditionally neutral states such as Sweden and Finland have also signed up for the scheme.

14.  Partnership for Peace links NATO in military cooperation with central and eastern European states, and some neutral states, without offering them security guarantees.

15.  Personnel from neutral states such as Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway could be assigned to run a transitional administration, he said.

16.  The countries involved include Britain, Germany, the Baltic States, Russia, Poland and the United States, plus the traditionally neutral states of Sweden and Finland.