The accord requires governments to hold cease-fire talks with insurgent groups.

He has rejected calls for cease-fire talks until the intervention force left Liberian soil.

On the other hand, cease-fire talks must, by definition, be held under fire, Israeli officials say.

The raids came despite tentative cease-fire talks between the two sides.

To forestall further clashes, cease-fire talks were started between the two sides.

Some Administration officials have, in fact, expressed hope that cease-fire talks could lead to negotiations about political matters.

They will not abandon the hill because it is a point of negotiation in the cease-fire talks.

Several obstacles that had held up the cease-fire talks were resolved this week.

The provision, he said, would discourage the contras from taking part seriously in cease-fire talks.

Yesterday's agreement between the Colombian government and rebel forces to hold cease-fire talks was an encouraging sign.