More re Farouk Hosni nomination for UNESCO

State Information Service

Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said he hopes to become the next UNESCO Secertary-General. Addressing a meeting of the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs under Ambassador Rauf el-Ridi, Hosni said he set up a working team of Egyptian experts to run his UNESCO bid. The team of dignitaries and intellectuals comprises Mohammed Salmawi, Mostafa el-Fiki, and El-Sayed Yassin and El-Ridi.

Hosni said Arab countries should be united on one candidate. Meanwhile, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khaled Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammad Al-Khlifa said his country fully backed up Hosni. "Arabs should throw their weight behind one candidate," he said. Several European countries, including France, Spain and Italy, have voiced their support for Hosni.

China, Pakistan, Qatar and Aga Ghan cultural organization have also backed up Hosni.