11. Local councils called for it, Curran said. 12. The council called a special session to hear arguments on the issue Friday and Saturday in Dallas. 13. Without attempting to assign blame, the council has called for a cease-fire and a negotiated peace. 14. Also Saturday, the Palestinian legislative council called for Arab countries to boycott an upcoming conference in the United Arab Emirates which Israel is scheduled to attend. 15. Besides asking for the pulling out of foreign troops, the council called for the disarmament, demobilization and repatriation of armed groups. 16. But the council has now called for a rare general meeting of the membership to examine the plan themselves. 17. But the council also called on the government to reverse its decision to break off dialogue with UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi for his failure to honor the peace accord. 18. Council calls for Rwanda and Uganda to honor cease-fire. 19. Deploring the continuing conflict on the Horn of Africa, the council also called on both countries to cooperate with a high-level OAU delegation to implement the agreement. 20. During the nine-day summit that led up to the agreement, the council called settlers to block intersections. |