81.   Meanwhile the European Union issued a call for an immediate ceasefire in the Caucasus republic and urged Russian and separatist leaders to renew their peace talks.

82.   Meanwhile, Chechen parliamentary speaker Akhiad Idigov called Thursday for an immediate ceasefire in the breakaway republic, the Interfax agency said.

83.   On Saturday, the head of the UN special peace mission to Afghanistan, Norbert Holl, appealed for an immediate ceasefire in the area.

84.   On Thursday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata called for an immediate ceasefire to avert a catastrophe.

85.   On Thursday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata called for an immediate ceasefire to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.

86.   Officials expected the General Affairs Council to reaffirm EU policy in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including an appeal for an immediate ceasefire and resumption of negotiations.

87.   Officials said the two sides had largely agreed on a document that would require an immediate ceasefire and creation of a demilitarized zone monitored by a team of observers.

88.   On Thursday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Zaire to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.

89.   Pakistan brought a motion at the United Nations on Thursday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan and an embargo on arms supplies.

90.   Pleas for an immediate ceasefire were issued by the Japanese government in Tokyo and eight key Arab countries meeting in Kuwait City to dicuss the civil war in Yemen.