US asks UN to authorize deployment of int'l force in Haiti

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US asks UN to authorize deployment of int'l force in Haiti

The United States on Sunday called on the United Nations Security Council to authorize the deployment of a multinational force in the troubled Haiti for a period of two months.

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The United States on Sunday called on the United Nations Security Council to authorize the deployment of a multinational force in the troubled Haiti for a period of two months.

The 15-council started emergency closed-door consultations at 6pm (2300 GMT) to discuss a draft resolution circulated by the United States, which is among the so-called friends of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Haiti.

The draft, obtained by Xinhua, says the Multinational Interim Force would "contribute to a secure and stable environment in the Haitian capital and elsewhere in the country."

The draft, which does not mention the strength of the force, calls on UN member states to contribute personnel, equipment and other necessary financial and logistic resources to the force.

Heading for the close meeting, US Ambassador to the UN John Negroponte told reporters that he expected the resolution to be adopted Sunday night.

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