KEY NATIONS CALL FOR U.N.-LED FORCE IN IRAQ

France, Germany, India and Russia said Friday they would not send troops to aid in peacekeeping efforts in Iraq unless the United States agreed to a U.N.-led multinational force in the war-ravaged country.

The nations, among the most outspoken opponents of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, responded to Secretary of State Colin Powell's call this week for a U.N. resolution encouraging member nations to contribute additional troops to efforts in Iraq.