Cote d'Ivoire: Angola sends weapons into Cote d'Ivoire Paris Radio France Internationale in French 1830 GMT 14 Oct 02 RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE Monday, October 14, 2002 (Translated Text) Angola is sending troops to Cote d'Ivoire. Luanda has made no comment on this and no official explanation has been given. However, two Iliouchine planes transporting two armored vehicles arrived at the Abidjan airport this morning. Claude Cyril reports from Abidjan. (Begin Cyril recording) The nature of the equipment is not known. Sources speak of two armored vehicles equipped with small guns, two armored vehicles for troop transport, or even two T55 tanks. In any case, these were delivered by an Iliouchine plane. Helicopters and cargoes of ammunition are also said to have arrived from Eastern Europe. Could the delivery of this equipment signal the beginning of a fuller involvement by Angola in the Ivorian crisis through troop supplying? That is the question being asked. Abidjan and Luanda have refused any comment on the subject for now. Since President Gbagbo took office, both capitals have been having very friendly relations. One of the first diplomatic acts from the new Ivorian regime was to close the Abidjan office of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) opposition movement. (end recording) (Description of Source: Paris Radio France Internationale in French -- government-owned radio, under the management of the Ministry of Culture, aimed at an international audience)