EU Foreign Ministers Meet on Mideast Crisis
    European Union foreign ministers are trying to agree on a draft statement calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. But diplomats at the talks in Brussels say Britain and Germany have rejected a draft that calls for an immediate ceasefire. They say the two countries have proposed a call for an eventual cessation of hostilities.
    Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said Israel's decision to intensify the offensive against Hezbollah will only increase support for the militant group. Finland is the current president of the 25-member European Union.
    France has led calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Britain has resisted, calling instead for an international force in Lebanon to make sure a truce is sustainable.
    Earlier Tuesday during a visit to Beirut, Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, criticized the United Nations Security Council for its failure to stop the fighting.
    歐盟國(guó)家外長(zhǎng)努力就呼吁以色列和真主黨游擊隊(duì)在黎巴嫩?；鸬穆暶鞑莅高_(dá)成一致。但是在布魯塞爾參加會(huì)談的外交人士說(shuō)，英國(guó)和德國(guó)拒絕接受一份呼吁立即停火的草案。他們說(shuō)這兩個(gè)國(guó)家提出了一項(xiàng)最終結(jié)束敵對(duì)狀態(tài)的建議。
    芬蘭外交部長(zhǎng)埃爾基.圖奧米奧亞說(shuō)，以色列加強(qiáng)對(duì)黎巴嫩真主黨攻勢(shì)的決定只會(huì)使這個(gè)激進(jìn)組織得到的支持。芬蘭是有25個(gè)成員的歐盟的輪值主席國(guó)。
    以法國(guó)為首的國(guó)家呼吁立即實(shí)現(xiàn)無(wú)條件?；?。英國(guó)拒絕接受，提議在黎巴嫩部署一支國(guó)際部隊(duì)以確保持久的停戰(zhàn)。
    星期二早些時(shí)候，伊朗外長(zhǎng)穆塔基訪問(wèn)貝魯特的時(shí)候批評(píng)聯(lián)合國(guó)安理會(huì)沒(méi)能制止戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。