In the opinion of the Secretary-General , these credentials are in order . Further to recent briefings by the Secretariat on the situation in Liberia and on the ongoing Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) -led peace talks in Ghana , I have the honour to refer to the ceasefire agreement signed by the Liberian parties in Accra on 17 June 2003 , which envisages a United Nations role in supporting its implementation ( see S/2003/657 , annex ) .