The Lebanese government, which includes Hezbollah ministers, agreed unanimously today to a UN Security Council resolution to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said.
'Despite some reservations ... the council of ministers agreed unanimously to the resolution issued by the Security Council,' Siniora told journalists after a government meeting to discuss the resolution passed on Friday.
The government includes two ministers from Hezbollah.
The cabinet would meet on Sunday to discuss implementation of the resolution, Siniora said.
Siniora had earlier described the resolution as a triumph for Lebanese negotiators compared to an initial draft. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said the resolution had negative aspects but could have been worse.
Energy and Water Minister Mohammed Fneish of Hezbollah said the group would deal with the resolution 'realistically'.
'We expressed reservations, the main one being holding the resistance responsible for the war,' he said.
The conflict erupted on July 12 when Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers in a raid into Israel.
The UN resolution called for a 'full cessation of hostilities' and authorised up to 15,000 UN troops to move in to enforce a ceasefire.
It said Hezbollah must halt all attacks and Israel must stop 'all offensive military operations'.
The resolution stipulates that after fighting stops, Israel must withdraw all its forces from Lebanon at the earliest opportunity, in tandem with a UN-Lebanese troop deployment.
The Israeli cabinet is assembling tomorrow to consider the draft proposal.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, has welcomed the proposed UN resolution.
Speaking to RTÉ News, Mr Ahern said the Government would examine any request it might receive to send troops as part of the expanded UN force in Lebanon.
However, he added that any contribution to it would be small in scale due to the limited number of available personnel.
He said the security of any troops sent would also be a consideration for the Government.
