Stewart Stogel, NewsMax.com
Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006

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UNITED NATIONS -- Though the United States and France have reached a "tentative agreement" on a U.N. Security Council resolution to impose a Middle East cease-fire, U.S. diplomats tell NewsMax that the agreement may not be voted on "until next week."

Later today, the U.S.-French agreement will be presented to the other 12 members of the council. Those members are likely to request the pro-forma 24 hour rule to have their governments review the agreement.

Should they accept it, State Department sources tell NewsMax that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would like the Security Council to formally convene at the foreign ministers level to officially approve the deal.

Arab sources call this a stall tactic by the United States because the time needed to convene the foreign ministers could be used by the Israel Defense Forces to consolidate its positions in Lebanon.

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United States sources expect that council meeting to occur Monday or Tuesday.

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