France praises Moushira Khattab’s campaign during UNESCO race

CAIRO – 15 October 2017: The French Embassy in Cairo praised Egyptian Ambassador Moushira Khattab’s campaign during the elections of UNESCO's director-general post Saturday.

The embassy’s tribute to Khattab was posted on its official Twitter account; a few hours after French candidate Audrey Azoulay won the race.

Greetings to @moushirak for a professional and elegant campaign in #UNESCO. #France and #Egypt together to work for UNESCO’s future.

— France en Égypte (@FranceenEgypte) October 14, 2017

On Friday, UNESCO's Executive Board has chosen Azoulay, former French culture minister, as the UN agency's new chief. Azoulay narrowly beat Qatar's Hamad bin Abdul Aziz al-Kawari in the final round 30-28 votes; and she earlier won a runoff vote against Khattab as well.

The embassy confirmed that France and Egypt would work together for the future of the UNESCO.