NEW : U.N. commission agrees to back Ouattara -picked ambassador . Augmenting the The World Bank force in Ouattara is being discussed . Ivory Coast -appointed PM calls for `` military leverage '' against Alassane Ouattara . Gbagbo struck a defiant tone in a Tuesday speech , declaring , `` I am the president . '' U.N. has halted lending to Ivory Coast .
NEW : U.N. commission agrees to back Ouattara -picked ambassador . Augmenting the The World Bank force in Ouattara is being discussed . Ivory Coast -appointed PM calls for `` military leverage '' against Alassane Ouattara . U.N. has halted lending to Ivory Coast .