IMPLEMENTING THE CWC: JORDAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 006505 SIPDIS STATE FOR AC/CB, NEA/ELA E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2014 TAGS: PARM ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTING THE CWC: JORDAN REF: A. AMMAN 6435 ¶B. AMMAN 6416 ¶C. STATE 127948 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires David Hale for Reasons 1.5 (b),(d) (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Advisor Samer Naber told PolOff on August 2 that Jordan was "fully committed" to enacting implementing legislation for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). He said that the Ministry of Interior was currently in the process of drafting the necessary legislation for consideration by Parliament in its forthcoming regular session, and that the GOJ would strongly push for its passage. (NOTE: The next session of Parliament may not begin until as late as December 1 - see ref a.) Please visit Embassy Amman's classified web site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/ or through the Department of State's SIPRNET site. HALE