EGYPT: WSIS INTERNET GOVERNANCE DEMARCHE

UNCLAS CAIRO 008661 SIPDIS SENSITIVE NEA FOR ELA EB FOR CIP TUNIS FOR LEDGER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECPS EINV ETRD EG SUBJECT: EGYPT: WSIS INTERNET GOVERNANCE DEMARCHE REF: A. STATE 206804 ¶B. CAIRO-EB/CIP EMAIL SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ¶1. (SBU) Visiting EB/CBA Frank Mermoud and Econoff conveyed reftel demarche on November 14 to Dr. Khaled Ismail, Senior Adviser to the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology. Dr. Ismail, who departed on November 15 to join the Egyptian delegation in Tunis, indicated that the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology was opposed to placing Internet oversight and governance under the U.N. ¶2. (SBU) Additional details from this conversation and related comments from the Minister on internet governance were sent November 15 via e-mail to EB/CIP (Alan Gibbs). RICCIARDONE