THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE REACHED AGREEMENT SATURDAY ON A U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION AIMED AT ENDING THE FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANESE HEZBOLLAH GUERRILLAS, U.S. AMBASSADOR JOHN BOLTON SAID, ACCORDING TO AP. THE FULL, 15-NATION SECURITY COUNCIL WAS EXPECTED TO MEET LATER IN THE DAY TO DISCUSS THE RESOLUTION, AND IT WAS LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BOLTON SAID. BOLTON SAID THE RESOLUTION WOULD BE THE FIRST OF TWO. HE SAID THIS ONE DEALS WITH THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE OF THE FIGHTING. THE SECOND WOULD LIKELY SPELL OUT A LARGER POLITICAL FRAMEWORK FOR PEACE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH. “WE'RE PREPARED TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOMORROW IN ORDER TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION BUT WE HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT AND WE'RE NOW READY TO PROCEED,” BOLTON SAID. “WE'RE PREPARED TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WANT TO MOVE.”
