GHANA: DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN

UNCLAS ACCRA 001351

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC GH PREL
SUBJECT: GHANA: DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN
REFORM

REF: STATE 126870

On July 8, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on USG
views of the G-4 resolution on UN Security Council expansion
to Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, Acting Foreign Minister and
Minister for Works and Housing. The Minister had no
substantive response and requested the embassy also demarche
the Deputy Foreign Minister on July 11. The DCM and
PolChief delivered the same demarche on July 11 to Deputy
Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei, who agreed that the broad
agenda of UN reform was important and should not be derailed
by the issue of UN Security Council expansion. President
Kufuor and Foreign Minister Akufo Addo will likely be at the
UNGA but the GOG will follow the lead of the African Union in
its position on UN Security Council expansion. Osei-Adjei
did not yet have a readout of the recent Tripoli meeting of
the AU and the Foreign Minister's participation in
discussions of UN reform.
YATES