1.   He has said repeatedly that he will not talk directly to the IRA or Sinn Fein until they have renounced violence and sustained a total cessation of it.

2.   Palestinians say that they are willing to return to negotiations immediately but that the Israelis refuse to do so, demanding an unreasonable total cessation of violence.

3.   The whole objective was to bring about a total cessation of violence.

4.   A draft copy had the ministers calling for a total cessation of nuclear tests and urging the two countries to sign the international nuclear non-proliferation and test ban treaties.

5.   Among its main points are a total cessation of violence on all sides and withdrawal of Israeli forces to positions they held before the fighting began.

6.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has demanded a total cessation of violence before political contacts resume, but Dahlan said that is impossible.

7.   Israel radio on Thursday quoted an unnamed Israeli senior security source as saying that Israel is holding up negotiations on purpose by demanding a total cessation of violence first.

8.   Saar said violence continues at a reduced level, but Israel demands a total cessation.

9.   In Sarajevo, UN spokesman Alexander Ivanko said Rose had presented the Serbs with a second draft of an agreement on the total cessation of hostilities.