71.   Before he left he ruled out further peace talks until the guerrillas surrendered their arms.

72.   Deuba ruled out lifting the state of emergency in the near future unless Maoist rebels surrendered their arms and enter peace talks in comments shortly before the latest violence.

73.   They have waged war against the British presence in Ulster and, to their thinking, war will end and arms will be surrendered only when the British withdraw.

74.   Kumaratunga has said she will not talk with the rebels unless they surrender their arms.

75.   Only this, they promise, would persuade them to surrender their arms.

76.   Northern Ireland peace talks are on hold as Britain insists that the IRA first surrender arms, something which it is refusing to do.

77.   Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that until the rebels surrender their arms, there is no possibility of negotiations.

78.   President Chandrika Kumaratunga has offered talks with the LTTE provided the guerrillas surrender their arms and agree to conclude negotiations within a specified time frame.

79.   President Chandrika Kumaratunga has offered to hold talks with the LTTE provided they surrender their arms and agree to conclude negotiations within a specified time frame.

80.   Separatists have repeatedly stated they will only surrender their arms in exchange for an unconditional amnesty.