Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor, Minister of Defence, on Monday appealed to the United Nations to come out with clear cut resolutions against countries whose governments are changed by military coups.

He said all African countries including Ghana are saddled with many problems, and coups and other forms of conflict would worsen their condition.

The Minster launched the appeal when Mr Stewart Graham Eldon, United Kingdom (UK) Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, paid a courtesy call on him at Burma Camp in Accra.

Dr Kufuor said the countries in the sub region could not survive without support from the rich nations.

The Defence Minister made a special appeal to Britain and France to help regulate socio-economic integration in the sub region.

He observed that regular joint training of the various troops would be the way to bring sanity to the region, saying a competent army is a deterrent in itself.

Mr Graham assured the minister that there would be sanity and stability in the sub-region considering the involvement of the UN.

He suggested that the relations between the UN and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should be strengthened.