It was also thought that such a move could lead to a cease-fire agreement.

The two sides have been attempting to work out a cease-fire agreement.

Rival leaders reached a cease-fire agreement to pull back their forces within two days.

"And we were winning the war, until you came along with your cease-fire agreement."

This continued until August 1988, when a cease-fire agreement took effect.

Under the temporary cease-fire agreement reached last month, the meeting was to have been held April 6.

"No one wants to say the cease-fire agreement does not exist or that it's a dead letter, when in fact it is."

In the spring of 1994, a cease-fire agreement was negotiated.

Iraq was not a party to the cease-fire agreement signed in May 1949.

"And this is may be more important in the long run than the cease-fire agreement."