Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- Ivory Coast's diplomatic squabble centered Wednesday on a siege laid to a posh waterfront hotel where the president-elect has been holed up under the protection of United Nations peacekeepers. The world body, meanwhile, said it would ask the Security Council to approve up to 2,000 more troops to help ensure the presidency for Alassane Ouattara, recognized as the rightful winner of the disputed election that sparked the current political crisis. Alain Le Roy, the under-secretary-general for U.N. peacekeeping, said after a Security Council briefing that he was worried "we are facing more difficulties" in Ivory Coast.
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NEW: Top U.S. envoy says Laurent Gbagbo stole the vote
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Gbagbo says he'll lift a siege on his rival's hotel, but the blockade continues Wednesday
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Gbagbo is open to talks, Kenyan prime minister says
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