ISRAEL-JORDAN COMMON AGENDA



                             September 14, 1993



                              Washington, D.C.







  A. Goal:



     The achievement of just, lasting and comprehensive peace between the

     Arab States, the Palestinians and Israel as per the Madrid invitation.



  B. Components of Israel-Jordan Peace Negotiations:



       1. Searching for steps to arrive at a state of peace based on

          Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 in all their aspects.



       2. Security:



            a. Refraining from actions or activities by either side that

               may adversely affect the security of the other or may

               prejudge the final outcome of negotiations.



            b. Threats to security resulting from all kinds of terrorism.



                 i. Mutual commitment not to threaten each other by any use

                    of force and not to use weapons by one side against the

                    other including conventional and non-conventional mass

                    destruction weapons.

                ii. Mutual commitment, as a matter of priority and as soon

                    as possible, to work towards a Middle East free from

                    weapons of mass destruction, conventional and

                    non-conventional weapons; this goal is to be achieved

                    in the context of a comprehensive, lasting and stable

                    peace characterized by the renunciation of the use of

                    force, reconciliation and openness.

                    Note: The above (item c-ii) may be revised in

                    accordance with relevant agreements to be reached in

                    the Multilateral Working Group on Arms Control and

                    Regional Security.



            c. Mutually agreed upon security arrangements and security

               confidence building measures.



       3. Water:



            a. Securing the rightful water shares of the two sides.

            b. Searching for ways to alleviate water shortage.



       4. Refugees and Displaced Persons:



          Achieving an agreed just solution to the bilateral aspects of the

          problem of refugees and displaced persons in accordance with

          international law.



       5. Borders and Territorial Matters:



          Settlement of territorial matters and agreed definitive

          delimitation and demarcation of the international boundary

          between Israel and Jordan with reference to the boundary

          definition under the Mandate, without prejudice to the status of

          any territories that came under Israeli Military Government

          control in 1967. Both parties will respect and comply with the

          above international boundary.



       6. Exploring the potentials of future bilateral cooperation, within

          a regional context where appropriate, in the following:



            a. Natural Resources:



                  + Water, energy and environment

                  + Rift Valley development



            b. Human Resources:



                  + Demography

                  + Labor

                  + Health

                  + Education

                  + Drug Control



            c. Infrastructure:



                  + Transportation: land and air

                  + Communication



            d. Economic areas including tourism.



       7. Phasing the discussion, agreement and implementation of the items

          above including appropriate mechanisms for negotiations in

          specific fields.



       8. Discussion on matters related to both tracks to be decided upon

          in common by the two tracks.



  C. It is anticipated that the above endeavor will ultimately, following

     the attainment of mutually satisfactory solutions to the elements of

     this agenda, culminate in a peace treaty.