AU Summit Participation -- Guinea

UNCLAS CONAKRY 000727 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/RSA - JOHN KELLEY E.O. 12598: N/A TAGS: KSUM PREL GV SUBJECT: AU Summit Participation -- Guinea REF: State 78471 ¶1. To date, the government of Guinea still has not finalized its full delegation list for the AU Summit in Accra, Ghana. On June 27, Poloff spoke with Ambassador Gaussou Toure, Director of Political and Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who confirmed that Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate will lead Guinea's delegation to Accra. Kouyate plans to arrive in Accra on June 30 after a visit to Morocco. ¶2. Toure also confirmed that Abdoul Kabele Camara, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Guineans in the Diaspora, arrived in Accra on June 26. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us that two members of its staff are also in Accra with Minister Camara -- Nounke Kaba, Chief of the African Union Section, accompanied by translator from the Protocol Division. Ambassador Toure indicated that if PDAS Thomas-Greenfield is available, the Guinean delegation would very much like to meet with her. Post has not yet received any contact information for the delegation. We will report any new developments septel. KAUPER