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PARIS, Oct 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwait on Wednesday won an Executive Board seat at
the election held at UNESCOs General Conference here, and former Education
Minister Dr. Hassan Al-Ibrahim was designated to represent the country.
Seven Arab countries are now represented on the Executive Board with
Tunisia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco joining the three other countries
already holding seats, those being Egypt, Algeria and Lebanon.
Tunisia headed the election result Wednesday, with 125 votes, followed by
Kuwait, with 124 votes, Saudi Arabia 109 votes, and finally Morocco, with 108
votes.
Each Board Member will sit for a four-year term, while there elections
every two years for a rotating replacement system of part of the board so
sitting members in 2007 may be replaced in 2009.
Kuwait was already on the Board in 1999 for a four year term, which ended
in 2003.
The Executive Board meets twice a year to discuss the goals and objectives
of the UN body and set guidelines for its policies and strategy. (End)
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