Hezbollah would be ready to transform its armed resistance into a political movement, if all occupied Lebanese territories were freed, a Spanish representative to the European parliament said on Sunday.

"One of the positive elements of our meetings with Hezbollah was that they declare that they would like to become a political movement ... when the occupation of Lebanese land ends," David Hammerstein told reporters at the end of a three-day visit by an EU delegation to Lebanon.

"When asked when the occupation ends, they said clearly the 'Shebaa Farms'," Hammerstein added. "We all clearly support such an idea of placing Shebaa under the temporary jurisdiction of the United Nations and urge Syria and Israel to cooperate with this idea which will end the tension on the borders between Lebanon and Israel."

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Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has requested United States and European Union help in pressuring Israel to withdraw from Shebaa, but so far no action has been taken.

This inactivity is putting pressure on the government, as UN Security Council Resolution 1559 calls for the disarmament of all armed Lebanese groups, including Hezbollah.

The disputed Shebaa territory is a 25-square-kilometer region the mountainous region between Lebanon, Syria and Israel.

While Lebanon lays claim to the territory, the UN supports Israel's contention that it withdrew fully from Lebanon in 2000, and that the territory is part of the Golan Heights.