UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD: GOT RESPONSE

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002247 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/2013 TAGS: AORC TU UNESCO SUBJECT: UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD: GOT RESPONSE REF: A. SECSTATE 88308 ¶B. SECSTATE 84179 ¶C. ANKARA 2183 Classified by Polcouns John Kunstadter; reasons 1.5 b and d. (C) As a follow-up to reftel C demarche, Poloff contacted Gulseren Celik, head of the MFA Multilateral Cultural Affairs Department. Celik said she informed the GOT's UNESCO delegation of the USG position. She said she could not comment on whether the GOT delegation would support the USG at the Executive Board. PEARSON