DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001881 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNESCO JANE COWLEY, EUR/CACEN E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/20/2015 TAGS: PREL PHUM ETRD SCUL AM UNESCO SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE REF: A) STATE 192656 B) YEREVAN 1844 C) YEREVAN 1818 D) YEREVAN 1703 Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief C. Doell for reasons 1.4 (b, d). (C) We delivered reftel dipnote and points regarding the final vote on UNESCO's draft convention to Anahit Karapetyan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Commission for UNESCO. Karapetyan said the GOAM position still had not changed (reftels) and that the GOAM had already committed to support the convention "in its current form." Karapetyan said she would relay demarche points and dipnote to National Commission for UNESCO Secretary-General Karina Danielyan, who is still in Paris for the UNESCO General Assembly. EVANS