European Union members will meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss their contributions to a UN force in Lebanon, the EU's Finnish presidency announced here Tuesday.

Finland, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, will convene an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss issues relating to UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will attend the meeting, which will be chaired by Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja.

Earlier in the day, Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema asked Finland to convene a special meeting to discuss EU participation in the UN peacekeeping force to Lebanon. Italy has offered to lead the peacekeeping force.