Cablegate: Ecowas President Will Attend Agoa Forum

Monday, 9 July 2007, 4:57 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 07ABUJA1457

VZCZCXRO7011
PP RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHUJA #1457 1901657
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 091657Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0179
INFO RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS PRIORITY 7353
RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 0434
RUEHCD/AMCONSUL CIUDAD JUAREZ 0435
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC

UNCLAS ABUJA 001457

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT PASS TO USTR (AGAMA)

E.O. 12598: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ECON EINV EAID WTRO NI
SUBJECT: ECOWAS PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND AGOA FORUM

REF: A. STATE 91543
B. ABUJA 928
C. STATE 60296
D. STATE 58394

1. ECOWAS has notified EconOff that Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas,
President of the ECOWAS Commission, will represent ECOWAS at the
AGOA Forum in Accra.

CAMPBELL

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