DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

UNCLAS ACCRA 001319 SIPDIS E.O. 12958:N/A TAGS: PARM MNUC KNNP IR GH SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS REF: STATE 105173 ¶1. (SBU) Economic Chief Philip Cummings delivered the reftel demarche and non-paper on UN Security Council Resolution 1835 regarding Iran and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to Mr. Akwasi Agyare, acting Director of the AmericaQs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ¶2. (SBU) In response to the demarche, Agyare raised the subject of IranQs cultural activities and ODA (Overseas Development Assistance),and added that an Iranian NGO was also active in one of the Muslim communities in Ghana. Nonetheless, he agreed that the Iranian nuclear issue was of a higher priority to the international community. Mr. Agyare promised to pass the request up to his superiors with a recommendation for action. ¶3. (SBU) COMMENT: Given the upcoming Ghanaian presidential and general elections, Iranian spending within Ghana, and the existence of diplomatic ties between the two countries, Post does not expect further substantive action by the Government of Ghana on this in the short term. END COMMENT BROWN