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05PARIS6632
2005-09-27 16:27:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
USUNESCO: UKRAINIAN REP, CITING
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UNCLAS PARIS 006632
SIPDIS
FROM USMISSION UNESCO PARIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SCUL ETRD CJAN CA UP UNESCO
SUBJECT: USUNESCO: UKRAINIAN REP, CITING
INSTRUCTIONS FROM CAPITAL, SUPPORTS CANADIAN
RESOLUTION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
Refs: A) Paris 6564 B) State 170909 C) Kiev 3834
As recounted in ref A, the United States stood
alone in voting against a Canadian resolution that
paved the way for the October 2005 adoption of a
cultural diversity Convention at UNESCO's General
Conference. Per ref B, posts met with host
country officials to explain the reasons why the
UNG opposes this badly flawed instrument. Though
Ref C indicates that the Ukrainian ambassador to
UNESCO had the authority to formulate a position
on behalf of her government, she told the DCM that
she had been instructed by her government to
support the convention and voted in favor of the
Canadian resolution.
Oliver
SIPDIS
FROM USMISSION UNESCO PARIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SCUL ETRD CJAN CA UP UNESCO
SUBJECT: USUNESCO: UKRAINIAN REP, CITING
INSTRUCTIONS FROM CAPITAL, SUPPORTS CANADIAN
RESOLUTION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
Refs: A) Paris 6564 B) State 170909 C) Kiev 3834
As recounted in ref A, the United States stood
alone in voting against a Canadian resolution that
paved the way for the October 2005 adoption of a
cultural diversity Convention at UNESCO's General
Conference. Per ref B, posts met with host
country officials to explain the reasons why the
UNG opposes this badly flawed instrument. Though
Ref C indicates that the Ukrainian ambassador to
UNESCO had the authority to formulate a position
on behalf of her government, she told the DCM that
she had been instructed by her government to
support the convention and voted in favor of the
Canadian resolution.
Oliver