Paris, Jan 24: Rival ivory coast factions today agreed on Friday a package of peace proposals to end a four-month civil war in the world's top cocoa producer, sources close to the talks near Paris said.

''It has been signed. Everyone has signed it,'' said a delegate at the talks who declined to be named. Another source close to the talks also said a peace plan had been agreed. Neither were immediately able to give details of the plan. Participants earlier said rebel chiefs and opposition parties who dispute President Laurent Gbagbo's 2000 election had made a proposal under which he could remain in office if he agreed to name a prime minister from another party.

Aides close to Gbagbo had said he was in principle ready to work with a government of national unity with members drawn from parties other than his own. Bureau Report