DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001818 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNESCO JANE COWLEY, EUR/CACEN E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/11/2015 TAGS: ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL UNESCO BHUM SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION REF: STATE 184292 YEREVAN 1703 Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief C. Doell for reasons 1.4 (b, d). (C) We delivered reftel demarche regarding UNESCO's draft convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions to Anahit Karapetyan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Commission for UNESCO. Karapetyan said the GOAM position had not changed (ref B) and that the GOAM had already committed to support the convention "in its current form." Karapetyan said she would relay demarche points and letter to National Commission for UNESCO Secretary-General Karina Danielyan, who departed for Paris SIPDIS for the UNESCO General Assembly on October 2. EVANS