"That means making the separatists withdraw their heavy weapons, stopping continued separatist attacks... and allowing effective monitoring to take place".
"Meantime, Russia must abide by its commitments at Minsk - that means making the separatists withdraw their heavy weapons, stopping continued separatists' attacks, so that an effective ceasefire can hold, and allowing effective monitoring to take place".
He said Ms Lamont had done a "good job", but argued the the next leader needed to "stand up against the separatists and make the case for a fair Scotland".
Though the offer has yet to be made formally, the separatists are thinking about it.
They are bound to worry that, having already "lost" East Timor (which has occupied by Indonesia until its vote for independence in 1999), the country could fall apart if too many concessions are now made to the separatists in Aceh.
German monitor Col Axel Schneider, who spoke for the group, stressed they were not Nato officers - contrary to claims made by the separatists - nor armed fighters, but diplomats in uniform.
The prime minister said Vladimir Putin should "do everything in his power to make these separatists open up that site so there can be a proper investigation".
Under their own laws, Catalan separatists had pledged to make the official vote result binding within 48 hours and unilaterally declare independence.
Mr Bush spent much of his time in Madrid discussing terrorism with Mr Aznar, who survived a 1995 Eta bomb attack and makes fighting the separatist group a priority.
Barbara Crossette (NYT) ASIA SRI LANKA: SILENCE ON PEACE OFFER -- The government did not respond to an offer of unconditional peace talks made by the separatist Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, who also said a de-escalation of the conflict was needed before negotiations could begin.
