OFFICIAL-INFORMAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS

UNCLAS ACCRA 002498 SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF A/S NEWMAN AND DRL AA/S KOZAK E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AMGT PHUM TX IR GH USUN SUBJECT: OFFICIAL-INFORMAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS REF: A. STATE 259878 (NOTAL) ¶B. STATE 236869 ¶C. STATE 267935 Per reftels, Charge d'Affaires met with MFA Supervising Director for Legal and Multilateral Affairs, Mrs. Nana Bema Kumi, on December 17 to discuss the U.N. human rights resolutions on Iran and Turkmenistan. Charge said that although the resolutions had passed in the U.N. Third Committee in November, the USG is concerned about possible no-action motions from Iran and Turkmenistan. He urged the GoG to vote against any no-action motions. Although Mrs. Kumi expressed concern over the late notice in communicating this to her colleagues, she assured the Charge that she would share this message immediately with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and others who work on these matters. She said that it could also be useful to communicate this message with Ambassador Poku in Washington. LANIER