EU foreign ministers unite to urge immediate end to Middle East hostilities

EU FOREIGN ministers yesterday appealed for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, going a step further than the weekend statement from the G8 on the situation.

They did not suggest sending an EU peace keeping force to the region but backed UN secretary general Kofi Annan’s proposal of sending a UN force.

The EU’s foreign ministers united to condemn the attacks by Hezbollah and urge Israel not to resort to disproportionate action.