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DE RUEHEG #0203 0361539
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R 051539Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8084
INFO RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0117
UNCLAS CAIRO 000203
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG EG
SUBJECT: EGYPTIAN DELEGATION TO THE VIENNA FORUM TO FIGHT
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
REF: SECSTATE 9008
Per reftel demarche, Amira Fahmy, Trafficking-in-Persons
(TIP) contact point at the MFA, told us on February 5 that
the Egyptian delegation to the February 13 - 15 UN.GIFT
Vienna Forum will be led by Assistant Foreign Minister for
Multilateral Relations Ambassador Naela Gabr. Also attending
with be representatives from the Ministry of Justice,
Ministry of Interior, Office of the Public Prosecutor, and
National Center for Childhood and Motherhood. Fahmy
confirmed that the GoE has no plans for the Vienna Forum to
lead to any document calling for commitments or
recommendations to the UN. Note: The MFA, and Ambassador
Gabr specifically, is responsible for leading and
coordinating the GoE's efforts against TIP.
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