HAVANA, Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The United Nations peacekeeping force will try its utmost to ensure stability in Haiti, the interim commander-in-chief of the UN troops said on Monday.

    At a gathering commemorating the previous commander who died on Saturday, interim commander-in-chief of the UN troops Eduardo Aldunate promised that the UN peacekeepers would do their best to stabilize Haiti for a presidential election scheduled to take place on Feb. 7, after four postponements.

    Aldunate pledged to continue to accomplish the mission to ensure that peace and security reach "every corner of this country."

    Brazilian Lt. Gen. Urano Bacellar, 57, who had commanded the 9,000 UN forces in Haiti since the end of August, was found dead from a gunshot wound in his hotel room in Port-au-Prince. Brazilian authorities launched an investigation into the cause of his death.

    Violence and kidnappings for ransom cast a shadow ahead of the election, while UN troops stepped up actions to restore order in Port-au-Prince over the weekend. Enditem