JORDAN SUPPORTS SEATING IGC AT OCTOBER OIC SUMMIT

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 006234

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/29/2013
TAGS: PREL IZ JO OIC
SUBJECT: JORDAN SUPPORTS SEATING IGC AT OCTOBER OIC SUMMIT

REF: SECSTATE 276470

Classified By: Amb. Edward W. Gnehm for reasons 1.5 (B)(D)


1. (C) PolCouns and PolOff covered ref points on seating
the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) at the upcoming meeting of
the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Kuala
Lumpur with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister
Muasher's Private Office on September 29. PolCouns asked
that Jordan support the full participation of IGC members at
the OIC meeting in Iraq's seat, noting that the IGC has been
similarly seated in recent Arab League, UNGA, OPEC, and
IMF/IBRD meetings.


2. (C) Ayed responded that the Iraqi "Embassy" in Amman
had also expressed to the MFA concerns that Malaysia might
oppose seating the IGC in Iraq's seat at the OIC meeting, and
had asked that Jordan support the IGC. Ayed said Jordan
wants to deal pragmatically with the IGC, and supports IGC
participation in the October OIC meeting in the Iraqi chair
in much the same arrangement used for the recent Cairo Arab
League meeting: full participation without formal
recognition. He said that Jordan's OIC delegation will work
with other like-minded states to secure IGC participation at
the OIC on this basis.
GNEHM