UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION -- SEC.

UNCLAS VIENNA 003375

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO/UNESCO AND EUR/AGS - VIKMANIS-KELLER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD PREL SCUL AU UNESCO
SUBJECT: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION -- SEC.
GUTIERREZ LETTER DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA

REF: A. (A) STATE 189518


B. (B) VIENNA 3322

C. (C) STATE 184292

D. (D) VIENNA 3246

E. (E) STATE 170909


1. Charge transmitted ref (a) letter and talking points from
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Austrian Economics Minister
Martin Bartenstein on October 14. The Economics Ministry
undertook to consider the letter as Austria prepared its
position for votes the following week. (Note: Per refs (b)
and (d),Austria supports the EU position in favor of the
current draft of the Cultural Diversity Convention. End
note.)
van Voorst