CAIRO. Dec 11: Egypt is prepared to join NATO in sending troops in a force to implement peace accords tn Bosnia. Foreign Minister Amr Mussa said in an interview with the government dally Al Ahram today, reports AFP.

"What we are talking about now is a force to carry out the peace process in Bosnia, and we intend and are prepared to Join it. Mussa said after attending the 40-nation London conference on reconstruction Bosnia.

Mussa said Egypt would attend the signing of the Dayton peace accords in Paris on Thursday, adding that Muslim nations would meet on the sidelines of the signing to define their role in the peace force and in rebuilding Bosnia.

The foreign minister also warned Bosnian Serbs opposed to the accords, saying "If the Serbs challenge the peace process, they challenge the world, and they must bear responsibility for that."

' The international force in Bosnia will stapd to against these outlaws," Mussa said.