Lebanon says 'inclined to accept' UN resolution

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2006

BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanon is "inclined to accept" a UN resolution calling for an end to Israel's war on Hezbollah, a minister said, warning the measure should not be used as a pretext for continued attacks.

"There is an inclination to accept this resolution, but it should be implemented and not a pretext to the pursuit of the Israeli offensive," Communications Minister Marwan Hamadeh told AFP on Saturday.

"There is an inclination (to accept the resolution) because it satisfies, more or less, the Lebanese government plan to extend state sovereignty over all its territory," he said.

Hamadeh said the Lebanese government will take an official stand on the resolution at a cabinet meeting Saturday.

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously called for an...