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| Identifier: | 05MINSK1274 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05MINSK1274 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Minsk |
| Created: | 2005-10-18 07:48:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | ETRD PREL SCUL UNESCO BO |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
VZCZCXYZ0001 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHSK #1274 2910748 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 180748Z OCT 05 FM AMEMBASSY MINSK TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3184 INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0267 RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS MINSK 001274 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD, PREL, SCUL, UNESCO, BO SUBJECT: No UNESCO Demarche Ref: State 189518 1. Post believes that delivering the reftel letter and talking points would be counterproductive and provides the GOB more ammunition for its anti-U.S. propaganda campaign. Post does not expect the GOB to support the U.S. position. 2. On October 13, Belarusian state television featured a short program claiming the U.S. would withdraw from UNESCO if the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention is adopted. The program argued that the U.S. seeks to build a unipolar world, and so opposes any cultural diversity as a possible threat to U.S. dominance. The announcer stated the U.S. has always disregarded other cultures, and cited purposeful U.S. destruction of ancient artifacts in Iraq as evidence. PHLIPOT
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