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Viewing cable 09CAIRO2102, DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMPLEMENTARY STANDARDS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09CAIRO2102 2009-11-05 14:02 2011-02-16 21:09 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Cairo
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHEG #2102 3091434
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 051434Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4125
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0320
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0461
UNCLAS CAIRO 002102 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR IO/HR AND NEA/ELA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PHUM UN EG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMPLEMENTARY STANDARDS 
CONVENTION 
 
REF: A. STATE 111466 
     ΒΆB. 10/29 BERNS-OSTERMEIER E-MAIL 
 
(SBU) On October 29, we delivered ref A points to MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby, urging GOE support for the U.S. action plan to strengthen existing human rights obligations, and noting U.S. opposition to any new legally binding international instruments. Shalaby said that the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Africa Group (AG) would not break consensus on the last day of the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards, October 30. (Note: Per ref B, we transmitted Shalaby's full response by e-mail to IO/HR on October 29. End note.) Shalaby said the OIC and AG would call for a new optional protocol on October 30, but that both groups have "no expectation" it will be adopted. Shalaby said the GOE sees no value in re-writing human rights law or breaking consensus, and that the GOE would review the U.S. action plan. Scobey