Identifier
Created
Classification
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09AMMAN1419
2009-06-25 10:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
JORDAN SUPPORTS GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY
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UNCLAS AMMAN 001419
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STATE FOR NEA/ELA (GREGONIS) AND EEB/TPP/MTAA/ABT (SPECK, CLEMENTS,
AND MORTON)
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USDA FOR ARS
CAIRO FOR AGCOUNS PKURZ
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR EAID PREL JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN SUPPORTS GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY
REFS: A) STATE 58996
B) 08 AMMAN 3206
C) 08 AMMAN 3121
D) 08 AMMAN 2366
EconCouns delivered ref A demarche to Minister of Industry and Trade
Amer Hadidi on June 18, and joined by Foreign Agriculture
Specialist, to Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Secretary General Dr.
Radi Tarawneh, MOA Assistant Secretary General for Animal Welfare
Nasir Hawamdeh, and MOA Director for International Cooperation
Solaiman Rkaibat on June 24. Hadidi and Tarawneh reconfirmed
Jordanian support for measures to address global security and
promised to provide substantive comments on the "Five Principles for
Global Action on Food Safety" (ref B). Tarawneh reminded EmbOffs
that Jordan declared 2009 as the Year of Agriculture and commented
that the principles complemented Jordan's domestic priorities (ref
C). Hawamdeh added that food security remains one of Jordan's
biggest challenges, a situation exacerbated by a chronic lack of
water (ref D). He argued that enhanced cooperation was the only way
to address food shortages and encouraged U.S. and international
support for regional initiatives to promote food safety and
security.
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