51.   But Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi insisted that his country still expected a formal denial from the Jordanian government in Amman.

52.   But the Jordanian government decided to try Abequa there.

53.   Chinese protests prompted the Jordanian government to describe the visit as private and restrict media coverage.

54.   Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said he held the Jordanian government responsible for the attack.

55.   Dudayev, the rebel leader who is wanted by Russian authorities, has been offered asylum by the Jordanian government, Naumkin said.

56.   Earlier this year, the Jordanian government charged one of his companies with smuggling military spare parts to Iraq through Jordan.

57.   Eran declined to comment on the implication of the attack for Israeli tourists to Jordan and said the embassy was receiving full cooperation from the Jordanian government.

58.   Fearful protests could get out of hand, the Jordanian government had earlier banned all such demonstrations.

59.   Foreign Minister Abdul-Karim Kabariti said the planned Israeli confiscation could affect growing relations with Israel and has embarrassed the Jordanian government.

60.   He said the Jordanian government has sent oil shale samples to several countries in order to find a cost-effective extraction.