"We haven't taken any decision, we haven't received the rules of deployment... Nothing is clear to us," said the foreign minister while talking to the reporters at his office.

In reply to a question, he said the decision and the size of troops will be determined after carefully examining the UN mandate for peacekeeping in Lebanon and assessing Bangladesh's capacity and capability.

The foreign minister said he had telephone conversation with his counterparts in some troops contributing countries, including Indonesia and Malaysia, who have expressed similar opinion to see the detailed UN mandate before taking any decision.

"The situation is still unclear," Morshed said.

On August 17, Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury offered up to two mechanised battalions of Bangladesh and sought consultations with the UN authorities on the matter.

In reply to a question on Israel's reservation about the peacekeepers from the countries that do not recognise Israel, Morshed said Bangladesh sends its peacekeepers with consent of all conflicting parties.

"All parties in the conflict must accept our force," he said, adding Bangladesh will not send troops to fight either for Hezbollah or Israel.

"One of the preconditions of our UN peacekeeping is we only go under the Blue Helmets under Chapter Six of the UN Charter to maintain and establish peace...We don't send troops to fight against any group," he said in categorical terms.