Mikati says 'intensified' talks took place on situation in Middle East

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that there have been intensified diplomatic communications in the past hours, prior to a UN Security Council meeting that will discuss the escalations in the Middle East, according to Reuters.

"There are contacts taking place between the United States and France with the aim of reviving a ceasefire declaration for a specific period in order to resume the search for political solutions," he was quoted as saying.