received by that date, the Committee would continue with the procedure provided for under article 20 of the Convention. 194. On 15 June 1994, the accredited representative of the Government reiterated Egypt’s determination to comply with its obligations under the Convention and to continue its dialogue with the Committee. His Government was ready to send appropriate representatives to Geneva to discuss with the two designated Committee members all matters related to this subject. 195. In response to the request of the Government of Egypt, Messrs. Dipanda Mouelle and Sorensen met an Egyptian delegation on 3 November 1994 in Geneva. The delegation was composed of the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Office at Geneva and four highranking officials from the Egyptian Ministries of Justice and the Interior. In drafting their conclusions, the two Committee members took into account the views of the Egyptian delegation. They submitted their final report to the Committee at its thirteenth session, held from 7 to 18 November 1994. 196. On 14 November 1994, the Committee endorsed the conclusions submitted to it, decided to transmit the final report and conclusions to the Government of Egypt, and invited the latter to inform the Committee by 31 January 1995 of the measures it intended to take concerning the Committee’s conclusions. 197. The reply of the Government of Egypt, together with its observations on the inquiry report, were transmitted to the Committee on 31 January 1995, and considered by it at the fourteenth session (24 April-5 May 1995). 198. Having completed all the proceedings relating to the inquiry, the Committee on 4 May 1995 invited the Government to communicate its views on the question of whether a summary account of the results of the inquiry should be included in its annual report to the States parties and the General Assembly. 199. In its reply of 26 June 1995, the Government of Egypt reiterated the view already expressed in a note dated 21 April 1995 that there was no justification for publication and cited a number of specific principles on which it based its opposition. Furthermore, the Government stated that the overall repercussions of a publication could prove highly prejudicial not only to Egypt’s relations with the Committee but also to the principles and purposes of the Convention. In a further communication dated 3 May 1996 the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations Office at Geneva stated the following: "The Permanent Mission reaffirms what was stated in the abovementioned letter and would like to draw the attention of the distinguished members of the Committee against Torture to the sad and barbaric terrorist incident which took place last month in Cairo taking the life of and injuring many tourists as well as nationals. The Permanent Mission wishes that the Committee against Torture would reconsider its position regarding paragraph 5 of article 20 of the Convention against Torture in order not to give a wrong indication to the terrorist groups and their supporters as explained in paragraph 6 of the said letter." Paragraph 6 of the letter referred to by the Permanent Mission of Egypt reads as follows: "6. If a summary account of the results of the confidential proceedings concerning Egypt were published in the Committee’s annual report, this might be interpreted as signifying support for terrorist groups and would -32-