EGYPT: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS,

UNCLAS CAIRO 001149 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV ETRD EG UNESCO UNGA SUBJECT: EGYPT: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE REF: STATE 19851 According to our observations and comments from MFA contacts, we believe that there has been no effort to date by the Government of Egypt to take legislative action on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions (reftel). We also have no indications that the GOE will take steps to ratify the convention at any time in the near term. Media attention on the subject has been virtually non-existent, to our knowledge. In general, there has been no public debate on this topic. RICCIARDONE