United Nations, Sept 8, SPA -- France circulated a resolutionTuesday calling for the emergency deployment of about 1,700troops to reinforce the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo. France's U.N. Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere said theresolution was in response to a letter from Secretary-General Kofi Annan calling for the urgent deployment of two battalions to the Kivu region in eastern Congo and the capital Kinshasa to reinforce the 10,800-strong U.N. force. The Security Council met Tuesday afternoon to discuss adraft resolution circulated by France last Friday, whichcalls for the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo to be morethan doubled to 23,900 troops to help support the country'sfragile peace process and move toward free elections in2005.--SPA1117 Local Time 0817 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/199249