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Jordan to secure 5-year US aid pledge despite Trump's threat of cuts

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AMMAN Feb 14, 2018 - 12:00 am GMT+3
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Jordan's King Abdullah II in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 5, 2017. (Reuters Photo)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Jordan's King Abdullah II in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 5, 2017. (Reuters Photo)
by Feb 14, 2018 12:00 am

Jordan will secure a promise of five more years of U.S. financial aid on Wednesday, a Jordanian official said, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to withhold support from countries that opposed his position on Jerusalem.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to sign the non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Amman on Wednesday, the official said.

The new MoU secures a minimum $1.275 billion per year from 2018, said the official, who declined to be named because the details had yet to be officially announced.

The previous such MoU between Jordan and the U.S. was for three years.

Though a staunch U.S. ally, Jordan has been sharply at odds with Trump over his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

In December, Trump threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor of a U.N. resolution calling for the U.S. to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Jordan backed the resolution.

"The U.S. commitment to keep its promise to maintain steady aid to the kingdom reflects the depth of our strategic relationship and a recognition of the kingdom's key role in maintaining regional stability," the official told Reuters.

King Abdullah's Hashemite dynasty is the custodian of the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, making Amman particularly sensitive to any changes of status there.

The economy of Jordan has suffered due to the turmoil of conflicts in neighboring Syria and Iraq, forcing the state to borrow heavily from external and domestic sources.

Jordan has been an important part of the U.S.-led coalition that has been fighting Daesh terror group in Iraq and Syria.

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