Article: Roundup: UN Security Council gives a "positive" reaction to proposal on Lebanon conflict, Arab countries push for political settlement

Roundup: UN Security Council gives a "positive" reaction to proposal on Lebanon conflict, Arab countries push for political settlement

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday discussed the proposal by the United States and France on the Lebanon conflict, while many Arab countries were pushing for a political and peaceful settlement of the crisis which has lasted for nearly a month.

After lengthy negotiations on the proposal over Saturday and Sunday in New York, the Security Council reacted in a "generally positive" way and was close to reaching an agreement on the draft with only a few details left to discuss, the president of the Security ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!