58TH UNGA: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON U.S. INITIATIVES

UNCLAS AMMAN 004041 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PREL PHUM OTRA KSEP JO UNGA UN SUBJECT: 58TH UNGA: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON U.S. INITIATIVES AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON JORDANIAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE REF: A. STATE 184648 ¶B. STATE 175664 ¶1. A/PolCouns on July 2 delivered ref b talking points to Dr. Mousa Braizat, Director of the MFA Department of International Organizations, and his assistants Mr. Nayef Al-Zaidan and Mr. Ayman Al-Ameri. A/PolCouns emphasized shared U.S.-Jordanian interests with respect to the six U.S. initiatives for the General Assembly and urged GOJ support for them in New York. Braizat offered no substantive response, but noted prior cooperation between the U.S. and Jordan in the General Assembly and said that the GOJ would carefully consider each of the proposals. Braizat further mentioned that the Jordanian UN Mission in New York often determines how Jordan votes on General Assembly resolutions. ¶2. With respect to high-level GOJ participation at this year's General Assembly, Braizat said that he did not anticipate any final decisions on who would attend from Amman until perhaps a few weeks before the start of the General Assembly. Braizat did offer, however, that the Minister of Foreign Affairs normally headed a small GOJ delegation each year. Post will follow-up with the MFA and report further information regarding GOJ attendance at the General Assembly, as well as meeting requests, via septel. GNEHM