Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06AMMAN8966
2006-12-18 14:36:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
JORDAN TO ABSTAIN AT UNGA VOTE ON THIRD COMMITTEE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 008966
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR DRL/MLGA AND IO/RHS
ALSO FOR NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNAUS JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN TO ABSTAIN AT UNGA VOTE ON THIRD COMMITTEE
RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. STATE 199234
¶B. 05 AMMAN 8935
¶C. 05 AMMAN 8780
Classified By: CHARGE D,AFFAIRES DANIEL RUBINSTEIN FOR REASONS 1.4 (b a
nd d)
(C) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche December 18 to Khalid
Takhayneh, head of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament
Section. Takhayneh was acting on behalf of Azzam Almeddin,
deputy director of the International Organizations
Department. Takhayneh confirmed that Foreign Minister Khatib
was aware of the pending vote, and told poloff that a
decision to abstain had already been made. Takhayneh said
that Jordan, from a humanitarian point of view, didn't want
to politicize or use human rights as a tool to force
governments to change their behavior. Takhayneh also
informed poloff that the Foreign Ministry had received a
diplomatic note from Tehran, and a diplomatic note from the
Iranian embassy in Amman, asking Jordan to vote against the
Third Committee resolutions.
RUBINSTEIN