06 Mar 2004 20:14 UTC
The U.S. Southern Command says about 130 more U.S. military personnel will be arriving in Haiti over the next day to help stabilize the country. Eventually, a U.N.-backed, 5,000 person force will be in Haiti.
Meanwhile, officials say the seven member council, appointed Friday, could choose a prime minister as early as Monday.
A VOA correspondent says the capital is very quiet Saturday, but protests by both rebels and supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are planned for Sunday. On Friday, thousands of Mr. Aristide's supporters marched in the capital to demand his return. They also denounced what they described as the "foreign occupation" by U.S., French and other countries' troops.
Mr. Aristide resigned and flew to Africa six days ago, after a more than three-week uprising against his government.
He has said the United States forced him from office in what amounted to a coup d'etat. But the United States has fiercely denied the claim, saying the president resigned of his own will.
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A multinational force in Haiti continues to expand, as the country's newly-appointed council tries to choose a new prime minister nearly a week after the president resigned.
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U.S and French troops are continuing expanding their presence outside the capital, Port-au-Prince.
