US embassy cable - 02AMMAN6157

S E C R E T AMMAN 006157 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/21/2012 
TAGS: PREL, XA, ZF, XW, CF, JO, SU, LY 
SUBJECT: KING ABDULLAH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFO ON DROC 
PRESIDENT KABILA'S VISIT TO JORDAN; QADDAFI'S "MEDDLING" IN 
SUDAN 
 
REF: AMMAN 6073 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Edward W. Gnehm.  Reasons 1.5 (b,d). 
 
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Congo/Kabila Visit 
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1. (S) During an October 19 dinner with visiting NEA A/S 
Burns, King Abdullah again raised the September 16-18 visit 
to Jordan of DROC President Joseph Kabila.  The King said 
"Kabila came to see me mostly about how to create a channel 
to the British but also to the Americans."  The King said he 
had conveyed this request to the British who sent a message 
back that said 'this may be the right time to open up on the 
Congo.' The King said he noted to Kabila that Congo faced a 
number of internal problems that might cause the US/UK 
difficulties in reestablishing relations.  Kabila, according 
to the King, replied: "I know what my problems are, but I 
need a dialogue." 
 
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Qaddafi/Sudan 
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2. (S) Later in the dinner, the King noted that "someone came 
to me just today from Qaddafi, wanting to talk about the 
Sudan.  I got the feeling Qaddafi wants to meddle in this." 
The King said he felt the best chance is in Sudan's "honest 
dialogue with the U.S.."  The King went on to say "we have 
purposefully not seen Qaddafi recently, even though he called 
at the time of the UNGA."  The King doubted that anything 
would come of the previous Libyan offers of assistance, 
especially on the Disi (water) project. 
 
3. (U) A/S Burns cleared this message. 
GNEHM