JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE; GOJ

UNCLAS AMMAN 000768 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL AF PK IR UN JO SUBJECT: JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE; GOJ WILL ATTEND WITH PARTICIPATION LEVEL STILL TO BE DETERMINED REF: STATE 24422 ¶1. (SBU) In accordance with reftel, Ambassador discussed Jordan's participation in the Afghanistan conference on March 24 with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi who said that LTG Prince Faisal, who is the King's brother and the special assistant to the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, would likely lead Jordan's delegation to the Hague. ¶2. (SBU) Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh was scheduled to attend the Arab League Doha Summit at the end of March, according to the FM's office director Mohammed Ensour on March 23. PolChief had earlier conferred with the Dutch Embassy in Amman on the possibility of delivering a joint demarche on the International Conference to Afghanistan. The Dutch DCM informed PolChief that his ambassador had already delivered the demarche to the MFA. Post will follow up and provide further details of Jordan's delegation as they become available. Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman Beecroft