11.   A government-sponsored peace pact in February led to a fragile peace before violence resurfaced in Ambon, the capital of the Malukus, last month.

12.   The pact has led to commitments and funding to get children into alternative activities, such as education.

13.   The reconciliation pact led to a new overall constitution, granting the islands greater autonomy and replacing the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros with a new union.

14.   That pact led to factional dissent amid continuing fighting.

15.   The Arusha peace pact led last year to the formation of an interim government involving politicians from all sides.

16.   The pact may also lead to an increase in flights on the route with a resulting rise in tourism and trade, officials said.