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U.N. Officials: No Cease-Fire Imminent in Middle East
United States diplomats tell NewsMax that the United Nations Security Council has no resolution before it that would call for a formal cease-fire for the ongoing conflict before Israel and Hezbollah.
"Activity is going on in capitals, not here [at the United Nations], explained a U.S. official speaking on background.
While U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, backed by the so-called Arab Group and France, is maneuvering behind the scenes to increase pressure on Jerusalem and Washington, it is having little effect, say diplomats.
According to U.S. diplomats, any possibility of a cease-fire before Friday is slim.
The only movement to a "prospective" cease-fire may first come on Thursday when the United Nations holds a meeting to determine which countries might contribute to a possible "international stabilization" force and what resources and personnel they are willing to commit.
Story Continues Below While still considered a long-shot, State Department sources tell NewsMax that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would like to call a Security Council foreign ministers meeting for late in the week.
Should such a meeting go forward, it is likely that a formal cease-fire could be announced at that time.
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