Spanish govt to talk with ETA if ceasefire pledge honored 2006-03-24 09:34:48

MADRID, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government said on Thursday that it would not hold talks with the Basque separatist rebels of ETA unless the group makes good its ceasefire pledge announced a day earlier.

Costa Rica president-elect hails ETA ceasefire pledge   2006-03-24 10:09:47

SAN JOSE, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rica's president-elect Oscar Arias on Thursday described the permanent ceasefire announcement by Spain's Basque separatist organization ETA as "a historic event."

EU welcomes ETA's ceasefire announcement   2006-03-24 05:39:05

European Union(EU) leaders meeting in Brussels for their spring summit on Thursday welcomed the announcement of a permanent ceasefire by ETA, but stopped short of saying if it consider removing the armed Basque separatist group from the EU's terrorist blacklist.

ETA reaffirms willingness to achieve ceasefire  2006-03-23 18:19:36

Basque separatist organization ETA issued a statement on Thursday reaffirming its willingness to lay down weapons.

ETA's ceasefire pledge cautiously welcomed  2006-03-23 13:00:00

Politicians and governments across the world expressed a cautious welcome to Spanish separatist group ETA's announcement of a permanent ceasefire on Wednesday.

Basque separatist group ETA to declare permanent cease-fire  2006-03-22 20:15:05

Basque separatist group ETA plans to announce a permanent ceasefire from Friday, a report in the Basque newspaper Gara said on Wednesday.

ETA bombing warning a false alarm: Spain   2006-03-15 21:39:48

A call warning that the Basque separatist group ETA had planted three bombs in northern Spain was a false alarm, the regional government said on Wednesday.