US embassy cable - 05AMMAN711

S E C R E T AMMAN 000711 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2015 
TAGS: PTER, PGOV, PREL, JO 
SUBJECT: JORDAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM 
CONFERENCE 
 
REF: SECSTATE 09866 
 
Classified By: CDA David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
1.  (S/NF)  Jordanian government officials will attend the 
counterterrorism conference hosted by the government of Saudi 
Arabia in Riyadh on February 5-8 (ref).  Major General Samih 
Asfurah of the General Intelligence Directorate will head 
Jordan's delegation.  Other GID officials participating in 
the delegation include: Colonel Ali Barjaq, Lieutenant 
Colonel Ziyad al-Armuti, and First Lieutenant Mutasim al-Arud. 
 
2.  (C)  Walid Obeidat of the Foreign Minister's private 
office told poloff on January 27 that the director of the 
MFA's legal department, Bishar al-Khasawneh, will most likely 
participate in the delegation.  He noted that representatives 
from other Jordanian ministries also may attend, but those 
participants are not confirmed. 
 
3.  (U)  Jordan has publicly supported the Saudi 
counterterrorism conference.  During a visit to Saudi Arabia 
earlier this month, Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez affirmed 
Jordan's support for the Saudi government's counterterrorism 
efforts and lauded the initiative to convene an international 
conference on the subject. 
 
4.  (U)  Baghdad minimize considered. 
HALE