Cablegate: Ghana: Demarche On March 14 Beirut Conference

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SUBJECT: GHANA: DEMARCHE ON MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 24262

(SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel demarche March 11 to Bernard
Amoh, MFA Acting Director for the Middle East and Asia,
stressing that the USG is particularly urging UNIFIL troop
contributing countries such as Ghana to attend the March 14
Convention to demonstrate support for Lebanon's sovereignty
and democracy. Amoh said that while Ghana sympathized with
the expressed goals, it does not have an Embassy in Beirut
and would therefore not be able to attend the convention.
BRIDGEWATER

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