After the initial ceasefire declaration Zapatero informed the Congress that steps would be taken to negotiate with ETA in order to end its terrorist campaign while denying that there would be any political price paid to put an end to ETA.
On January 18, 2009, following a unilateral ceasefire declaration by Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced that they would cease rocket attacks for one week.
At the time English was attempting to build support for a ceasefire declaration by the Combined Loyalist Military Command.
Following the ceasefire declaration, Britain released over 2,000 Jewish detainees it was still holding in Cyprus and recognized the state of Israel.
At the time of ceasefire declaration, India reported casualties of about 3,000 killed.
As a consequence, the public outcry in India against the ceasefire declaration transformed into a wave of sympathy for the ruling Indian National Congress.
Within three days of his release, Hazarika was able to secure a ceasefire declaration by the 'A' and 'C' company of the battalion and announced ceasefire on June 24, 2008.
The calculated ambiguity of the term "permanent" (which was a novelty when compared to previous "ceasefire" declarations) was widely discussed by most observers, even though it was mostly regarded as a positive sign of ETA's will to quit its violent activities.
Despite repeated ceasefire declarations between Fatah and Hamas, the armed conflict between the two factions goes on.
We are awaiting a definitive ceasefire declaration.
