[New York Sun] Benny Avni - Israeli officials denied Monday that they asked UN Secretary-General Annan to serve as negotiator in freeing two Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hizballah, after Annan had announced earlier that Israel and Hizballah had "accepted" him as mediator. An official in Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's office told Israel Radio that Annan was not asked to mediate during his visit to Jerusalem last week. Israel will only accept such mediation after the kidnapped soldiers are transferred to the Lebanese government, the official said.
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