English/Nat As their leaders continue peace discussions in Paris, the soldiers of the Kosovo Liberation Army remain on alert in the troubled Yugoslav province. In the Kosovan capital Pristina representatives of the K-L-A told reporters that any agreement would have to take into account the situation on the ground and that no agreement would be sustainable unless both sides showed equal commitment to making it work. Winter grips the disputed Yugoslav province of Kosovo. But amid the heavy snowfalls of recent days the K-L-A continues its patrols. For the troops on the ground though, the main action of the day has been many miles away in Paris where representatives of the K-L-A and the Yugoslav government have been holding talks aimed at bringing the conflict to an end. But the signs from the talks were not good. Christopher Hill, the American who is leading the talks outside Paris, admitted that the Serb and Kosovo Albanian sides were trying to sidetrack the proceedings with fresh demands, but said negotiations "are moving ahead through very difficult territory." An ethnic Albanian rebel Commander named Remi reportedly expressed concern about the conference, saying the Kosovo Liberation Army "cannot accept" the international proposal to end the conflict. At a news conference in the Kosovan capital Pristina a K-L-A spokesman told reporters that any agreement between the two parties would have to be based not merely on political considerations but also on the day to day situation in the province. SOUNDBITE: (English) "These negotiations if they continue without ceasefire they cannot lead to sustainable agreement. When you negotiate in a round table and you have for instance terrorism massacres in Kosovo then those negotiations do not depend only from the talks that you are having but they depend also on the developments on the ground." SUPER CAPTION: Albin Kurti, KLA representative office in Pristina Albin Kurti, the K-L-A representative in Pristina, told journalists that a ceasefire was the first step to a lasting agreement. SOUNDBITE: (English) "The request of the Albanian side, Albanian delegation in Rambouillet that first a ceasefire has to be signed which is also going to be also sign of good will that actually both sides are interested for a political resolution for agreement that can be transformed afterwards in a resolution." SUPER CAPTION:Albin Kurti, KLA representative office in Pristina Apparently seeking to get the talks moving faster, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine arrived in Rambouillet on Tuesday. But a formal cease-fire, signed by both sides, would amount to Serb recognition of the KLA - something Serbs have vowed not to do. You can license this story through AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d73bb703901a1c8dc9da20934c3760af Find out more about AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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