Bangladeshi Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan Monday set conditions for
sending Bangladeshi troops to act as peacekeepers under the United Nation (UN)
if all parties in the conflict accepted it.
In a statement on Monday, Khan said, "Bangladesh's participation in
contingent should be on a clear understanding of the terms of reference and
rules of engagement as this has not been made clear in the UN Security Council
Resolution."
Khan's statement followed an announcement by Israel that nations which had
supported Hezbollah or did not have diplomatic relations with Israel were not
welcome in the force.
Bangladesh has no diplomatic relations with Israel and this second largest
Muslim country condemned the Israeli attack in Lebanon.
"All parties in the conflict must accept our troops, only then we will send
our troops," Morshed Khan said in the statement.
The UN resolution called for the deployment of 15,000 troops in the south of
Lebanon.
Bangladesh is one of the top ranking contributors of troops in the UN
peacekeeping in different trouble stops in the world.
