London, Feb 3, SPA -- NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Thursday suggested the alliance could play a supportingrole in the Sudanese region of Darfur, but stressed thatneither the African Union nor the United Nations had askedit to do so. De Hoop Scheffer, in Britain for a round of talks withBritish ministers, said NATO troops could help train AUforces in the vast western region, and provide logisticalsupport. Some 1,400 AU troops are monitoring a flimsycease-fire between Sudanese government forces and two rebelfactions. "NATO could give support, in command and control andlogistical support, to an operation," de Hoop Scheffertold British Broadcasting Corp. radio, but stressed thatthe "question is not on the table."--SPA1348 Local Time 1048 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/236502