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