BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit expressed hope Wednesday that the United Nations Security Council would issue an appeal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah within the next 48 hours.
I hope that in the next 48 hours there will be an appeal from the UN Security Council for a ceasefire. This is an Arab, Egyptian and international demand, Abul-Gheit told reporters on a visit to Beirut.
There are perhaps forces who are opposed to this request but I think that in any case we will arrive at a ceasefire, he added after talks with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdel Ilah Khatib agreed that there was a possibility to reach a ceasefire in the next days .
Jordan will act with the international community to arrive at this goal, he said as he arrived in Beirut.
Both of the ministers, who arrived on board planes transporting humanitarian aid, were expected to meet their Lebanese counterparts to express their solidarity in the face of the Israeli offensive, now in its fourth week. -AFP
