Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07AMMAN1998
2007-05-10 14:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UNHRC ELECTION: JORDAN
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHAM #1998 1301419 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 101419Z MAY 07 FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8473
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 001998
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR UNDERSECRETARY BURNS FROM AMBASSADOR HALE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/10/2017
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC JO
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UNHRC ELECTION: JORDAN
REF: STATE 63345
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale, Reasons 1.4 (B) & (D)
( C ) Foreign Minister Khatib agreed that Jordan would not
vote for Belarus in the upcoming UNHRC elections when
Ambassador spoke to him May 10, and would vote for Slovenia
an Bosnia. His response was immediately positive and Jordan
is fully on board. Although he was at Cairo airport at the
time of the conversation, he agreed to send immediate
instructions to his UN mission.
HALE