Bulgaria's government has prepared an answer to the UN's request for troops, and are ready to send a contingent of up to fifty soldiers on a peace-keeping mission in south Lebanon.

The decision is yet to be nodded by the Parliament, Anguel Ivanov for Darik News reported.

Bulgaria's squad will be located in the headquarters of UN's Lebanon force in the village of Nakura near the border with Israel, where they will guard humanitarian aid shipments, VIPs and various convoys.

The UN will cover expenses for the troops' transportation, food, medical service and fuel.

Bulgarians will take to Lebanon the new armored Mercedes trucks that have been purchased over the past two years. Soldiers should be done prepping for the mission by September 15 and leave by the end of the same month.

The Balkan country will also send humanitarian aid to Lebanon, whose amount was not revealed but was assured to match the country's capacity. Reports say the aid will be worth EUR 100,000.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan made Saturday a strong appeal to member states to provide troops for a peacekeeping force in Lebanon, warning the peace there was "fragile".

Several countries have already answered the UN plea.

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