US embassy cable - 05CAIRO5590

C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 005590 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/21/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, KUNR, UNSC, UNGA 
SUBJECT: EGYPT ADHERING TO AU POSITION ON UNSC REFORM 
 
REF: A. STATE 134316 
 
     B. CAIRO 5513 
     C. STATE 132429 
 
Classified by Charge d'Affaires Stuart Jones for reasons 1.4 
(b) and (d). 
 
1. (C) Acting DCM spoke July 21 with Amb. Ahmed Fathallah, 
Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs, 
and delivered points in ref A, underscoring the urgency. 
Fathallah said that the Egyptian position remained as 
described in ref B and that Egypt would not support the G-4 
effort.  He said that the GOE had formally communicated to 
G-4 states its position that it would abstain on their 
framework resolution.  He noted that the African group 
remained committed to the AU proposal and that G-4 efforts to 
bridge the gap had failed. 
 
2. (C) Acting DCM asked Fathallah whether the GOE was 
considering a vote against the resoultion rather than 
abstaining.  Fathallah replied that the GOE considered an 
absention as the same as voting against as a two-thirds 
majority voting yes was required to pass the resolution. 
Finally, he said that the GOE agreed with the U.S. position 
that comprehensive UN reform should not be considered 
precipitously. 
 
 
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