Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Friday the Halim Perdanakusumah air force base in Jakarta for a brief tour of inspection of troops prepared for possible UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

Hundreds of troops wearing UN blue helmets formed lines in front of white armored vehicles with UN letters painted on them as the president and Indonesian Military Chief Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto were inspecting them.

The military chiefs from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei met here Thursday during which they agreed to participate in a UN peacekeeping mission in the Middle East.

The Indonesian military has readied 850 soldiers, Malaysia between 850 and 1,000, and Brunei around 200.

During the meeting, Djoko Suyanto said the three countries " agreed not to look at race or religion when carrying out the mission."

Source: Xinhua