| The UN Security Council should consider a resolution calling for a lasting cease-fire in the Middle East, the release of abducted Israeli soldiers and the possibility of a peacekeeping force, France proposed late on Tuesday. In a list of suggestions that could be included in a resolution, France's UN ambassador, Jean-Marc de la Sabliere, said the 15-member council should adopt "at the appropriate moment" a measure for a "sustainable solution to the crisis." De la Sabliere, in a paper circulated to council members, suggested work could begin "in the coming days" following a briefing on Thursday by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on a mission he sent to the Middle East. In an indirect reference to Hizbollah militants, de la Sabliere said any resolution could call for the "disarming and disbanding of all militia in Lebanon" so the Beirut government could assert authority over all its territory. |