1.   The UN has called on both sides to observe the ceasefire.

2.   Both sides observe each other constantly.

3.   On Wednesday the Security Council repeated its call for both sides to observe an immediate cease-fire prior to implementing the agreement.

4.   Previous mediation efforts by the foreign ministers of Portugal and Angola failed because the two sides would not observe a cease-fire.

5.   Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic told reporters his side would observe the accord, which would be overseen by the United Nations Protection Force.

6.   Both sides are currently observing a month-long truce which is expected to clear the way for talks.

7.   Both sides are currently observing a truce arranged by Norway.

8.   Both sides are observing unilateral Christmas ceasefires, but the NPA torched a bus in Cebu last week in an extortion attempt.

9.   Both sides have been observing a ceasefire agreed to last week.

10.   The two sides have been observing a one-month ceasefire since Christmas and the government is in talks with Norwegian peace brokers to establish a lasting peace.