Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MUSCAT1712
2006-12-20 13:41:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:
OMAN NONCOMMITAL ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 001712
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, IO/UNESCO; PARIS FOR USMISSION UNESCO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/20/2016
TAGS: PREL ETRD UNESCO MU
SUBJECT: OMAN NONCOMMITAL ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL
EXPRESSIONS
REF: A. MUSCAT 1668
B. STATE 188253
Classified By: CDA Alfred F. Fonteneau for Reasons 1.4 (b, d)
(C) Pol/Econ Chief met December 10 with Salim bin Abdullah
Ba-Umar, Acting Director of the Foreign Ministry's
International Conferences and Organizations Department, to
ask for an update on Oman's intentions regarding the UNESCO
Convention on Cultural Expressions. Ba-Umar stated that Oman
had voted for the Convention in 2005 "under lots of pressure
from other countries" (he did not provide any names),despite
having concerns expressed in Oman's statement accompanying
its vote. Given that the Convention would "soon" enter into
force, he questioned the utility of issuing a written
understanding with instruments of ratification. Pol/Econ
Chief pushed back and stressed that such understandings would
help prevent countries from misusing the Convention to evade
international trade and treaty obligations. Ba-Umar
responded that Oman would continue to seriously consider our
request.
FONTENEAU
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, IO/UNESCO; PARIS FOR USMISSION UNESCO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/20/2016
TAGS: PREL ETRD UNESCO MU
SUBJECT: OMAN NONCOMMITAL ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL
EXPRESSIONS
REF: A. MUSCAT 1668
B. STATE 188253
Classified By: CDA Alfred F. Fonteneau for Reasons 1.4 (b, d)
(C) Pol/Econ Chief met December 10 with Salim bin Abdullah
Ba-Umar, Acting Director of the Foreign Ministry's
International Conferences and Organizations Department, to
ask for an update on Oman's intentions regarding the UNESCO
Convention on Cultural Expressions. Ba-Umar stated that Oman
had voted for the Convention in 2005 "under lots of pressure
from other countries" (he did not provide any names),despite
having concerns expressed in Oman's statement accompanying
its vote. Given that the Convention would "soon" enter into
force, he questioned the utility of issuing a written
understanding with instruments of ratification. Pol/Econ
Chief pushed back and stressed that such understandings would
help prevent countries from misusing the Convention to evade
international trade and treaty obligations. Ba-Umar
responded that Oman would continue to seriously consider our
request.
FONTENEAU