Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STOCKHOLM486
2009-08-03 12:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Stockholm
Cable title:
SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STOCKHOLM 000486
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/RA (JSHAUNFILED, MCLOUD),NEA/ELA (MGREGONIS)
AND NEA/IPA (KFRELICH)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2019
TAGS: KWBG SENV PREL JO SW
SUBJECT: SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER
PROJECTS COMPLEMENTARY
REF: A. STATE 78652
B. STOCKHOLM 476
Classified By: Classified By: ADCM Laura Kirkconnell for reasons
1.4 (B) and (D).
(C) On August 2, Post received additional comments from
Annika Johansson, Counselor, Regional Water Cooperation, at
the Embassy of Sweden in Jordan on the Red Sea/Dead Sea study
(ref B). Johansson reported that there was a Technical
Steering Committee meeting in late July between the three
beneficiary parties to discuss the national Jordan Red
Sea/Dead Sea project. Based on the results of the meeting,
Sweden will wait for the World Bank's assessment of the
situation to clarify the relationship between the two
initiatives. Johansson said she was hopeful that the
assessment will show that the two projects are complementary
and could be coordinated in a satisfactory way. Johansson
noted that the Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency (SIDA),the agency in charge of the Swedish
contribution to the World Bank study, will work to safeguard
that the Jordanian national project will not compromise the
findings of the Red Sea/Dead Sea study.
SILVERMAN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/RA (JSHAUNFILED, MCLOUD),NEA/ELA (MGREGONIS)
AND NEA/IPA (KFRELICH)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2019
TAGS: KWBG SENV PREL JO SW
SUBJECT: SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER
PROJECTS COMPLEMENTARY
REF: A. STATE 78652
B. STOCKHOLM 476
Classified By: Classified By: ADCM Laura Kirkconnell for reasons
1.4 (B) and (D).
(C) On August 2, Post received additional comments from
Annika Johansson, Counselor, Regional Water Cooperation, at
the Embassy of Sweden in Jordan on the Red Sea/Dead Sea study
(ref B). Johansson reported that there was a Technical
Steering Committee meeting in late July between the three
beneficiary parties to discuss the national Jordan Red
Sea/Dead Sea project. Based on the results of the meeting,
Sweden will wait for the World Bank's assessment of the
situation to clarify the relationship between the two
initiatives. Johansson said she was hopeful that the
assessment will show that the two projects are complementary
and could be coordinated in a satisfactory way. Johansson
noted that the Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency (SIDA),the agency in charge of the Swedish
contribution to the World Bank study, will work to safeguard
that the Jordanian national project will not compromise the
findings of the Red Sea/Dead Sea study.
SILVERMAN