JORDAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM

S E C R E T AMMAN 000711

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2015
TAGS: PTER PGOV PREL JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM
CONFERENCE

REF: SECSTATE 09866

Classified By: CDA David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (S/NF) Jordanian government officials will attend the
counterterrorism conference hosted by the government of SAUDI
Arabia in Riyadh on February 5-8 (ref). Major General Samih
Asfurah of the General Intelligence Directorate will head
Jordan's delegation. Other GID officials participating in
the delegation include: Colonel Ali Barjaq, Lieutenant
Colonel Ziyad al-Armuti, and First Lieutenant Mutasim al-Arud.


2. (C) Walid Obeidat of the Foreign Minister's private
office told poloff on January 27 that the director of the
MFA's legal department, Bishar al-Khasawneh, will most likely
participate in the delegation. He noted that representatives
from other Jordanian ministries also may attend, but those
participants are not confirmed.


3. (U) Jordan has publicly supported the SAUDI
counterterrorism conference. During a visit to SAUDI ARABIA
earlier this month, Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez affirmed
Jordan's support for the SAUDI government's counterterrorism
efforts and lauded the initiative to convene an international
conference on the subject.


4. (U) Baghdad minimize considered.
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