JORDAN WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO SEEK THE

UNCLAS AMMAN 002673 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KNNP JO IAEA NPT SUBJECT: JORDAN WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO SEEK THE SENATE'S ADVICE AND CONSENT FOR RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL REF: STATE 100792 ¶1. (U) On May 27, Poloff conveyed reftel information on the President's May 9 decision to seek the Senate's advice and consent to ratify the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International and Regional Organizations. Aamiri said that Jordan -- as one of the countries that have safeguard agreements and Additional Protocols in force -- welcomed the step, and noted the importance of U.S. support for the success of the IAEA's activities. Gnehm