US embassy cable - 05AMMAN5840

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JORDAN ALIGNING WITH G-4 ON UNSC EXPANSION PROPOSAL

Identifier: 05AMMAN5840
Wikileaks: View 05AMMAN5840 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2005-07-21 13:12:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL JO UNSC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

211312Z Jul 05
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 005840 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/21/2015 
TAGS: PREL, JO, UNSC 
SUBJECT: JORDAN ALIGNING WITH G-4 ON UNSC EXPANSION PROPOSAL 
 
 
Classified By: Charge d'affaires a.i. David Hale, for reasons 1.4 b and 
 d 
 
1.  ( C ) Charge July 21 urged Foreign Minister Qasrawi not 
to support the G-4 UNSC expansion proposal.  Qasrawi, 
contradicting what his subordinates told us last week, said 
Jordan's position "is to support Japan" based on 
long-standing Jordanian commitments to Tokyo.   He said this 
meant that, barring an unexpected change in Japanese 
strategy, Jordan would support the expansion proposal if it 
comes to a vote.   Charge reiterated post's earlier demarches 
setting out the U.S.'s strong opposition to the proposal, 
pointed out that a Jordanian vote for it would be noted in 
Washington, and urged that the Jordanian government 
reconsider. 
 
2.  ( C ) Comment:  The Jordanian government is in the midst 
of a fiscal crisis, and is seeking forgiveness of most 
of its $1.6 billion official debt to Japan. 
 
HALE 

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