Identifier
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10CAIRO310
2010-02-17 15:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
EGYPTIAN RESPOND TO CITES COP DEMARCHE
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SUBJECT: EGYPTIAN RESPOND TO CITES COP DEMARCHE
REF: 10 STATE 6668
(U) ESTH delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sustainable Development and Environmental Affairs First Secretary
Mohamed Nasr on February 9. Nasr stated Egypt "leans favorably"
towards the USG proposal to remove the bobcat (lynx rufus) from
CITES Appendix II but noted a Ministry of Agriculture team of
technical advisors is reviewing the text before officially
announcing the government's position. He said an Egyptian
delegation, likely headed by Dr. Nabil Mahmoud Sedkee - the
Ministry of Agriculture's national zoos and wildlife preservation
director, will attend the CITES COP 15 conference in Doha next
month. The rest of the delegation is expected to be announced at
the end of February.
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