MODERATING SUNNI ISLAMIST SENTIMENT: JORDAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 009911

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/27/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ JO
SUBJECT: MODERATING SUNNI ISLAMIST SENTIMENT: JORDAN

REF: STATE 231032

Classified By: Ambassador David Hale, reasons 1.4 b and d


1. (C) Ambassador made reftel points in separate meetings
with King Abdullah II and FM Abdelelah Al-Khatib December 26.
Both agreed the U.S. and Jordan should work with those
inside and outside Iraq who might be able to move Sunni Arabs
toward continuing engagement in the political process. The
King said Jordan would urge its contacts among Sunni Arabs in
Iraq to &lower the temperature8 on their complaints about
the election, and withhold judgment until the IECI had
investigated their charges.


2. (U) Dimai Haddad, Khatib,s private office director, told
polcouns that Jordan,s public stance would be to urge the
inclusion of all elements of Iraqi society in the political
process.


3. (SBU) Amman,s Public Diplomacy section is working to
place with local newspapers an op-ed piece by the Ambassador
that points to the progress represented by the continuing
political process in Iraq.
Hale