Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08AMMAN1535
2008-05-20 15:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
JORDAN SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO LEBANON, SINIORA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 001535
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/20/2018
TAGS: PREL LE JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO LEBANON, SINIORA
REF: STATE 52061
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 001535
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/20/2018
TAGS: PREL LE JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO LEBANON, SINIORA
REF: STATE 52061
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on support for
Lebanon to Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah and Foreign
Minister Salaheddin al-Bashir on May 18. Awadallah and
Bashir agreed to both the U.S. approach to Lebanon, and to
the need for complete support for Lebanese Prime Minister
Fouad Siniora.
2. (C) Bashir has said that it was unacceptable for
Hizballah to emerge from the latest conflict in Lebanon with
a greater legal mandate for its arms or a stronger political
position. Bashir hoped that more could be done to tackle the
relationship between Lebanon's state and non-state actors,
and agreed that the bottom line was that Hizballah should not
gain any more protection during negotiations.
3. (SBU) Post notes that King Abdullah's speech at the World
Economic Forum meeting at Sharm al-Sheikh on May 18 strongly
supported the legitimate government of Lebanon: "In Lebanon,
the recent escalation brings dangerous threats of sectarian
strife and revives fears of civil war. The Lebanese people
are now made to pay the price of external powers'
interference. It is crucial that the Lebanese make their own
decisions and resolve their own differences, independent of
external influences."
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Hale
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/20/2018
TAGS: PREL LE JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO LEBANON, SINIORA
REF: STATE 52061
Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on support for
Lebanon to Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah and Foreign
Minister Salaheddin al-Bashir on May 18. Awadallah and
Bashir agreed to both the U.S. approach to Lebanon, and to
the need for complete support for Lebanese Prime Minister
Fouad Siniora.
2. (C) Bashir has said that it was unacceptable for
Hizballah to emerge from the latest conflict in Lebanon with
a greater legal mandate for its arms or a stronger political
position. Bashir hoped that more could be done to tackle the
relationship between Lebanon's state and non-state actors,
and agreed that the bottom line was that Hizballah should not
gain any more protection during negotiations.
3. (SBU) Post notes that King Abdullah's speech at the World
Economic Forum meeting at Sharm al-Sheikh on May 18 strongly
supported the legitimate government of Lebanon: "In Lebanon,
the recent escalation brings dangerous threats of sectarian
strife and revives fears of civil war. The Lebanese people
are now made to pay the price of external powers'
interference. It is crucial that the Lebanese make their own
decisions and resolve their own differences, independent of
external influences."
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Hale