1.   He also stressed at the press conference that any ceasefire must be preceded by negotiations.

2.   Kabila has accepted it in principle, but says that any generalised ceasefire must be preceded by negotiations, and that Mobutu must step down.

3.   Kabila has also accepted it in principle, but says any ceasefire must be preceded by negotiations.

4.   Kabila, while accepting it in principle, says any ceasefire must be preceded by negotiations, and that ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko must step down.

5.   Rebel leader Laurent-Desire Kabila has also accepted it in principle, but says any ceasefire must be preceded by negotiations.

6.   The government, however, wants a ceasefire to precede talks, while the rebels want talks to precede a ceasefire, Annan said.