DEMARCHE: GOJ FIRMLY ALIGNED WITH USG ON

S E C R E T AMMAN 002210 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/30/2019 TAGS: PGOV PREL IZ JO SUBJECT: DEMARCHE: GOJ FIRMLY ALIGNED WITH USG ON SUPPORTING IRAQ IN LEAD UP TO ELECTIONS REF: SECSTATE 97443 Classified By: Classified by Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) (S) Post has delivered points reftel to diffrent interlocutors ranging from the Royal Court to the various desk offices in the MFA. GOJ is firmly committed to Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has provided substantive and crucial economic, political, and military support to the GOI. GOJ maintains full diplomatic relations with Iraq and has strongly supported Iraq's reintegration into the wider Arab world; King Abdullah II went to Iraq on state visit in 2006. Iraq-Jordan trade is substantial and the GOJ continues work on various bilateral trade and investment accords. GOJ's immediate response to the recent attacks in Baghdad was to evacuate and treat injured Iraqis in Jordan. In short, GOJ's commitment to a stable and inclusive Iraq was not shaken by the recent spate of violence. Beecroft