UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION NOT ON

UNCLAS ANKARA 000704

SIPDIS

IO/UNESCO M. CRISTINA NOVO
IO/PPC RICHARD WILBUR
EB/TPP/MTA LINDSAY CHASON


SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD SCUL TU UNESCO
SUBJECT: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION NOT ON
TURKEY'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

Ref: STATE 19851


1. (SBU) The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and
Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is
not currently on the Turkish legislative agenda. Our
contacts at the Turkish Parliamentary Offices to whom we
mentioned it had not heard of the Convention and did not
anticipate its being placed on the legislative agenda in
the near future.


2. (SBU) Comment: Because of Turkey's current EU
accession discussions, post does not believe that a
public diplomacy campaign opposing the Convention would
be beneficial. It could in fact raise the public's
awareness of the subject and bring it to the attention
of Turkish Parliamentarians and government officials.
End comment.
WILSON