TFIZ01: FONMIN MUASHER DID NOT ATTEND MARCH 24

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 001808 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/12/2012 TAGS: PGOV AL IZ EG JO SUBJECT: TFIZ01: FONMIN MUASHER DID NOT ATTEND MARCH 24 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL REF: A. CAIRO 2311 ¶B. AMMAN 1745 Classified By: AMBASSADOR EDWARD W. GNEHM FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D) (C) Contrary to reports in Cairo Ref A that Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher attended the March 24 Arab League ministerial in Cairo, Muasher's personal assistant Ali al-Ayed confirmed to A/DCM March 25 that Muasher did not/not attend the meeting. As we noted in Ref B, Jordan was represented by its Ambassador to Egypt and Representative to the Arab League, Hani al-Mulki. (U) MINIMIZE CONSIDERED FOR KHARTOUM. GNEHM