Article: 2nd LD-Writethru: UN urges European countries to contribute to Lebanon force

2nd LD-Writethru: UN urges European countries to contribute to Lebanon force

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- UN Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown appealed to European countries on Friday to contribute troops for an enhanced UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.

"The particular appeal I want to make today is that Europe comes forward with troops for this first wave," he told reporters at UN headquarters.

With Italy and Finland having promised contributions to the UN force in Lebanon, more European countries are still needed for the quick deployment of the advance team of 3,500 troops that the UN hopes on the ground in ten days, said Brown.

"The next few days are going ...

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