UK's Blair sees UN Lebanon resolution within days

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday he hoped for agreement within the next few days on a United Nations resolution aimed at bringing about an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon.

"I'm now hopeful we will have such a resolution down very shortly and agreed within the next few days. The purpose of that will be to bring about an immediate ceasefire and then put in place the conditions for the international force to come in, in support of the Lebanese government," he told a news conference. (Reuters)