Identifier
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05CAIRO5564
2005-07-20 15:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:  

EGYPT SUPPORT FOR USG POSITION ON FOOD AID

Tags:  EAGR EAID EG ETRA WTRO 
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UNCLAS CAIRO 005564 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

USDOC FOR 4520/ITA/MAC/SAMS, TALAAT AND JACOBS/WIEHAGEN
USDA FOR FAS/SHEIKH/BERNSTEIN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR EAID EG ETRA WTRO
SUBJECT: EGYPT SUPPORT FOR USG POSITION ON FOOD AID

REF: STATE 131116

Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly.

UNCLAS CAIRO 005564

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

USDOC FOR 4520/ITA/MAC/SAMS, TALAAT AND JACOBS/WIEHAGEN
USDA FOR FAS/SHEIKH/BERNSTEIN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR EAID EG ETRA WTRO
SUBJECT: EGYPT SUPPORT FOR USG POSITION ON FOOD AID

REF: STATE 131116

Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly.


1. (SBU) During a conversation with Walid Nozahy, WTO
Director of Egypt's Commercial Representation Office,
tradeoff asked about Egypt's failure to support the USG
position on food aid during July 6 WTO discussions in Geneva
(reftel). Nozahy expressed surprise, claiming to have
directed his representative in Geneva to support the USG
position. After making several inquiries, Nozahy confirmed
that the Commercial Representation official who had received
instructions had failed to attend the meeting. He added that
an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had taken
his place. Apparently unaware of the instruction to support
the USG position, this official had taken a non-committal
position during the discussions.


2. (SBU) An apologetic Nozahy promised that in future
negotiations and discussions the GOE would support our
position on this issue.


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