31.   But Bo Mya says Rangoon wants the Karen to lay down their arms and submit to its rule.

32.   But the move appeared to do little to convince the Zapatistas to lay down their arms and negotiate, as Fox has requested.

33.   Christian Palestinian church leaders want the army to pull back for three days to allow everyone to lay down their weapons and leave the compound safely.

34.   David Andrews called on all warring parties to lay down their arms and allow peace to flourish.

35.   Development of the pipeline and the resulting economic benefits could be an incentive for rival leaders to lay down their weapons and talk peace.

36.   Earlier, the government had insisted that the rebels lay down arms and drop its call for a separate Tamil homeland if talks were to be held.

37.   Earlier attempts to negotiate have produced only short-lived lulls or collapsed altogether, with Moscow demanding that the rebels lay down their weapons and discuss conditions of surrender.

38.   Earlier attempts to negotiate have produced short-lived lulls or collapsed altogether, with Moscow demanding that the rebels lay down their weapons and discuss conditions of surrender.

39.   Even so, Belo urged militias still living in Indonesian-controlled West Timor to lay down their weapons and return to East Timor.

40.   Few rebels have accepted an existing offer by Ecevit for leniency to those who lay down arms and give inside information to Turkish authorities.