CUBA/UNGA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 006609

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/12/2007
TAGS: PREL ETRD PHUM JO CU UNGA
SUBJECT: CUBA/UNGA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN

REF: STATE 223006

Classified By: Political Counselor Doug Silliman. Reasons 1.5 (b,d).


1. (U) On November 11, Poloff conveyed reftel demarche urging
Jordan to oppose, or at least abstain on, Cuba's anti-embargo
UNGA resolution to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's
IO Department. Aamiri promised that the MFA would review the
information we provided and share it with Jordan's Mission in
New York as well. He noted, however, that Jordan,
historically, has always voted for the Cuba resolution and
expected it would do so again this year.


2. (C) The Ambassador later took advantage of a meeting with
Foreign Minister Muasher to raise the issue with him.
Muasher undertook to look into the matter, including the
possibility of a shift in the traditional Jordanian position.
GNEHM