US embassy cable - 04AMMAN9909

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US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM: JORDAN

Identifier: 04AMMAN9909
Wikileaks: View 04AMMAN9909 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2004-12-15 13:12:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: KMPI XF ECON EAID PGOV PREL JO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLAS AMMAN 009909 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/PI, EUR/ERA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMPI, XF, ECON, EAID, PGOV, PREL, JO 
SUBJECT: US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM: JORDAN 
 
REF: STATE 235816 
 
1.  As instructed reftel, Charge, accompanied by A/PolCouns 
and USAID officers, met December 7 to discuss reform programs 
per reftel with Angeline Eichhorst, Head of Operations for 
the European Commission (EC) delegation to Jordan.  Also 
attending were representatives from the following ten of the 
13 EU countries that maintain diplomatic missions in Amman: 
Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, United 
Kingdom, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Sweden.  During 
the meeting, Eichhorst noted that EC assistance funds for 
Jordan were the second highest per capita in the 
Mediterranean region (after aid to the Palestinians) and that 
the EC delegation in Amman had grown from a staff of roughly 
20 persons two years ago to 61 currently. 
 
2.  After reviewing different reform-related programs 
sponsored by the U.S. and EC delegation, as well as bilateral 
programs funded by individual EU countries, meeting 
participants recommended closer coordination on judicial 
reform as several missions' projects focused on this subject. 
 A technical meeting to discuss programs, both current and 
prospective, for the Jordanian judicial system is planned for 
next month.  Post will continue to consult with the EC 
delegation and European missions on reform on an ongoing 
basis. 
HALE 

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