January 12, 1994.
Hope lives in our heart.
The National Defense Secretary added that they would continue with the aerial and land patrols, hold the positions that they presently occupy, and impede the movement of our fighters. The Clandestine Indigenous Revolutionary Committee-General Command of the Zapatista National Liberation Army welcomes President Salinas' decision and sees it as a first step towards initiating a dialogue between the two parties. The conditions set forth by the CCRI-CG of the EZLN in their January 6 communique as requirements for initiating dialogue have not been adequately met. However, Carlos Salinas de Gortari's decision is a beginning. The objective of the cease-fire is to alleviate the civil population's situation in the combat zone and to open channels for dialogue with all progressive and democratic sectors in Mexico.