1.   Mahmuti said the rebels are still respecting their ceasefire, declared earlier this month, and have complied with the U.N. resolution.

2.   The president issued a statement backing efforts by Western diplomats to broker a peace settlement, and called on rebels and the Macedonian government to respect the ceasefire.

3.   France has already provided vehicles and communication equipment to be used by surveillance patrols to check if the ceasefire is being respected.

4.   However, both sides claimed they were respecting the ceasefire.

5.   Isolated clashes were reported on Saturday, but military sources said calm prevailed at the frontlines south of Kabul on Sunday, indicating the rivals were respecting the ceasefire.

6.   Although the ceasefire is broadly respected, neither side has begun to disarm or withdraw, and only a handful of prisoners have been exchanged.

7.   All sides have mainly respected a ceasefire in force since May last year.

8.   Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic on Sunday warned that Bosnians would not respect the ceasefire if attacks on Bihac continued.

9.   Both sides have generally respected a ceasefire since then, but peace talks have been deadlocked in recent months.

10.   Bosnian president Alija Izetbegovic told Bosnian radio that the Bosnians would not respect the ceasefire if the attacks continued.