A permanent cease-fire was established within a few days.

After that, when a permanent cease-fire is in place, he said, "it remains to be seen."

Next the Secretary General will set a date for a permanent cease-fire and send in the peacekeeping force.

As a first step toward a permanent cease-fire, 50 families who had fled were allowed to return.

We want to have that before we sign a permanent cease-fire.

But he suggested that the release might not be completed before a permanent cease-fire goes into effect.

He also called for a permanent cease-fire in the Nuba Mountains.

It is to make clear that once Baghdad has complied with the terms, a permanent cease-fire will take effect.

It is up to Iraq whether this suspension on the part of the coalition becomes a permanent cease-fire.

The resolution would also outline steps for achieving a permanent cease-fire along with a more lasting political settlement.