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    The Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bernard Miyet, is finalising his plans for a mission to the DRC, expected to begin in the second week of March, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said in New York on Friday. He said UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was sending Miyet to the DRC to "explain the new Security Council resolution expanding the UN mission there". The mission would be the "first step" in setting groundwork for the deployment of 500 military observers in four bases at Mbandaka, Mbuji-Mayi, Kisangani and Kindu. The process could take 150 days
    "under ideal circumstances", he said. Miyet is expected to discuss with the DRC government "difficulties" concerning the proposed deployment. The Security Council on Thursday decided unanimously to expand the UN mission in the DRC (MONUC) to up to 5,537 military personnel. It also extended MONUC's mandate to 31 August 2000.

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