PRESSING JORDAN TO MEET ITS PALESTINIAN AID

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 003990 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/29/2013 TAGS: PREL EAID KPAL IS JO SUBJECT: PRESSING JORDAN TO MEET ITS PALESTINIAN AID COMMITMENT REF: A. STATE 181245 ¶B. ZIADEH-SILLIMAN E-MAIL Classified By: A/DCM Doug Silliman for reasons 1.5 (B)(D) ¶1. (C) A/DCM on June 30 delivered ref a oral message from the Secretary on Jordan's aid pledges to the Palestinian Authority to Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. EconCouns that same day delivered the message to Bassam Awadallah, Minister of Planning, who confirmed that Jordan has only paid USD 500,000 of its Beirut pledge to the PA. Both Awadallah and Ayed promised to check on the status of the payment of the remainder of Jordan's Beirut Summit pledge. GNEHM