US embassy cable - 02AMMAN6463

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 006463 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/04/2012 
TAGS: PREL, JO 
SUBJECT: FONMIN MUASHER SAYS JORDAN WILL SIGN ARTICLE 98 
AGREEMENT IN A "CREDIBLE MANNER" 
 
REF: AMMAN 6270 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Edward W. Gnehm.  Reasons 1.5 (b,d). 
 
1. (C) During a November 4 meeting with the Ambassador that 
covered a number of topics (other subjects reported septels), 
FonMin Muasher pledged that Jordan "will respond positively, 
but in a credible manner" to the U.S. request to sign an 
Article 98 agreement.  Muasher went on to note that, as 
President of the ICC Member States Group, Jordan has "special 
responsibilities.  We're not Micronesia."  He said that he 
has asked Jordan's PermRep in New York, Prince Zeid, to 
"negotiate this with Ambassador Negroponte and go through the 
text point by point.  I understand that others -- Kuwait and 
Bahrain -- have agreed, but they are not ICC signatories.  We 
will sign, but we must do it correctly.  Just give us a week 
or two." 
 
2. (C) For USUN: If the above description of the state of 
play in New York is not accurate, please let us know so that 
we can go back to the MFA with any concerns. 
 
GNEHM