Britain's Guardian newspaper reported that Blair was considering sending troops to Sudan to help distribute aid, lend logistical support to an African Union (AU) protection force or protect refugee camps from marauding militias.
"We rule nothing out, but we are not at that stage yet," Blair told reporters in London. His foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said he would visit Sudan, possibly Darfur, next month.
Straw said he was pushing EU members to take action, funding the AU mission, or sending a "joint civilian military team" as backup. He said it would not be a British military operation.
Khartoum has agreed to the deployment of 270 AU troops to protect 60 AU observers who will check violations of a shaky ceasefire signed between the government and rebels in April.
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