US embassy cable - 05CAIRO5564

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Identifier:	05CAIRO5564
Wikileaks:	View 05CAIRO5564 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Cairo
Created:	2005-07-20 15:49:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags:	EAGR EAID EG ETRA WTRO
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS CAIRO 005564 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
USDOC FOR 4520/ITA/MAC/SAMS, TALAAT AND JACOBS/WIEHAGEN 
USDA FOR FAS/SHEIKH/BERNSTEIN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR, EAID, EG, ETRA, WTRO 
SUBJECT: EGYPT SUPPORT FOR USG POSITION ON FOOD AID 
 
REF: STATE 131116 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect accordingly. 
 
1.  (SBU) During a conversation with Walid Nozahy, WTO 
Director of Egypt's Commercial Representation Office, 
tradeoff asked about Egypt's failure to support the USG 
position on food aid during July 6 WTO discussions in Geneva 
(reftel).  Nozahy expressed surprise, claiming to have 
directed his representative in Geneva to support the USG 
position.  After making several inquiries, Nozahy confirmed 
that the Commercial Representation official who had received 
instructions had failed to attend the meeting.  He added that 
an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had taken 
his place.  Apparently unaware of the instruction to support 
the USG position, this official had taken a non-committal 
position during the discussions. 
 
2.  (SBU) An apologetic Nozahy promised that in future 
negotiations and discussions the GOE would support our 
position on this issue. 
 
 
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