Lebanon deal possible within 24 hrs

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) British Prime Minister Tony Blair believes a deal for a UN Security Council resolution on ending the fighting in Lebanon is possible within 24 hours, his office said today.

''The prime minister believes that there is the potential for an agreement within 24 hours,'' a spokeswoman for Blair's office in London said.

Blair, on holiday in the Caribbean, dispatched Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett overnight to New York for talks.

''I am travelling to New York to reinforce my efforts, working closely with my Foreign Ministerial colleagues, to reach agreement on a resolution which would bring about a cessation of the violence in Israel and Lebanon,'' Beckett said in a statement.

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