Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit chaired a meeting of the ministry's working group that runs the support campaign for the nomination of Farouk Hosni, the Culture Minister, as UNESCO Director General.

"The Minister termed the nomination as very important and one of main priorities of Egypt's embassies abroad. The Minister gave directives on coordination with all the parties concerned in the country to mobilize international support for Hosni's nomination for the post", according to Alaa Al-Hadidi, the Foreign Ministry's Spokesman.

The two-year campaign requires intensive efforts to guarantee the support of all the countries for Egypt's nominee.