▁and ▁to ▁demand ▁instead ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁and ▁French ▁authorities ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁conflict . ▁It ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁E TA ' s ▁violent ▁campaign ▁for ▁an ▁independent ▁Bas que ▁hom eland . ▁ ▁Three ▁days ▁later ▁– ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁– ▁E TA ▁announced ▁" def init ive ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁its ▁armed ▁activity ". ▁They ▁said ▁they ▁were ▁ending ▁their ▁ 4 3 - year ▁armed ▁campaign ▁for ▁independence ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁Spain ▁and ▁France ▁to ▁open ▁tal ks . ▁Spanish ▁premier ▁Jose ▁Luis ▁Rod rig uez ▁Z ap ater o ▁described ▁the ▁move ▁as ▁" a ▁victory ▁for ▁dem ocracy , ▁law ▁and ▁reason ". ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁E TA ▁members ▁O ro itz ▁G ur ru ch aga ▁and ▁X ab ier ▁Ar amb uru ▁were ▁arrested ▁in ▁southern ▁France . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Though ▁the ▁group ▁declared ▁a ▁permanent ▁ce ase fire , ▁the ▁French ▁police ▁made ▁a ▁declaration ▁warning ▁that ▁E TA ▁had ▁made ▁no ▁steps ▁towards ▁dissol ution . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁that ▁E TA ▁was ▁still ▁ho arding ▁weapon ry ▁and ▁explos ives , ▁several ▁members ▁guard ing ▁explos ives ▁have ▁been ▁det ained ▁since ▁their ▁permanent ▁ce ase fire ▁declaration . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁E TA ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁dis arm