DEMARCHE TO JORDAN IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 005596 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/03/2013 TAGS: PREL KPAL IS IZ JO SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL REF: STATE 250565 Classified By: CDA David Hale for reasons 1.5 (B)(D) ¶1. (C) PolCouns on September 3 covered ref points on Iraq and the roadmap with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. On Iraq, PolCouns thanked the GOJ for its recent public reception of an Iraqi Governing Council (GC) delegation and encouraged the GOJ to continue to work cooperatively with the GC, arguing that it is important that GC representatives be given the opportunity to address the upcoming Arab League Ministerial meeting, and participate in the upcoming UNGA. Ayed said that there would be a meeting in Cairo on September 8 (i.e. just before the Ministerial meeting itself) that would determine what role the GC would play in the Ministerial meeting. ¶2. (C) On the roadmap, PolCouns emphasized the vital importance that the PA act now to dismantle terrorist infrastructure. He asked the GOJ to continue to assist PA PM Abbas and to do all it can to shut off the flow of funds to HAMAS and other terrorist groups. Ayed responded that Jordan agrees with these points, but believes that the U.S. and the international community must also convince Israel to live up to its roadmap commitments, specifically by ending targeted assassinations, stopping construction of the separation wall, and ceasing all settlement construction. ¶3. (U) CPA Baghdad minimize considered. HALE