Special report: Israel, Lebanon agree on ceasefire

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia is willing to cooperate with Indonesia and Brunei to join the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said Sunday.

    Najib made the remarks when asked to comment on the news reports that Indonesia will send 1,000 troops to southern Lebanon starting this month.

    However, Najib, who is also Defense Minister, added that Malaysia has not received any indication from the Unite Nations on approval for Malaysian troops to serve in Lebanon.

    "We are still hopeful and we have told the UN Secretary-General that we are very keen to send our troops to Lebanon," Najib was quoted as saying by the Bernama news agency in Kuantan, capital of Pahang state.

    Earlier media reports said Israel has objected to the participation of Malaysian troops in the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon on grounds that Kuala Lumpur has no diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv. Enditem