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Jordan was chosen as the venue for the meeting |
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because the Forum considers it "a regional leader in political and social reforms," |
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as well as one of the few Middle East countries to have a peace treaty with Israel. |
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Jordanian Planning Minister Bassem Awadallah says, |
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in addition to focusing on regional issues, such as Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, |
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the Jordanian government hopes to use the meeting as a showcase for its own democratic transition. |
