JORDANIANS SAY UN ISSUES NOT ON AGENDA FOR BEIRUT

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 002477

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2012
TAGS: PREL KPAL XF JO
SUBJECT: JORDANIANS SAY UN ISSUES NOT ON AGENDA FOR BEIRUT
MINISTERIAL

REF: STATE 94509

Classified By: DCM Gregory L. Berry for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D)


1. (C) DCM reviewed ref points May 17 with Ali al-Ayed,
personal assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher, asking that
Jordan oppose any move at the May 17-18 Beirut Arab League
Meeting to call publicly for challenges to Israeli
credentials in international organizations or support for
Chapter VII action against Israel in the UNSC. These
efforts, DCM argued, run counter to the spirit of the Arab
peace initiative. Ayed undertook to pass these points to
FonMin Muasher.


2. (C) Later on May 17, Ayed contacted DCM to say that he
had reached Muasher before his departure for Beirut. Ayed
said the Minister was surprised by the U.S. demarche, since
he understood the agenda in Beirut to be focused on core
issues. He was not aware that the issues we raised were to
be discussed at all. That said, he assured us that Jordan
would work for a moderate outcome if the issues came up.
Gnehm