US embassy cable - 04MADRID998

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 000998 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/24/2014 
TAGS: PHUM, CH, CU, SP, UNHRC-1 
SUBJECT: CHR 60 - DEMARCHE REQUESTS FOR RESOLUTIONS ON 
CHINA AND CUBA 
 
REF: STATE 62815 
 
Classified By: Political Counselor Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick for reasons 
1.4 (B) and (D) 
 
1.  (C)  Political Counselor conveyed reftel points March 23 
to Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Ramon Gil-Casares, 
stressing the importance of passage of these resolutions for 
the USG.  We also passed our points to MFA's Human Rights and 
International Organizations Departments.  Juan Manuel 
Cabrera, MFA Human Rights Office Director, stated that Spain 
would study our points and would coordinate their response 
within a common EU policy.  We are working to schedule a 
follow-up discussion with Gil-Casares or MFA Director General 
for International Organizations as soon as possible after the 
March 24 State Funerals for the victims of the March 11 
terrorist attacks.  Gil-Casares' chief of staff noted in 
advance, however, that the current caretaker government would 
have little room to maneuver on this or any other 
international issues until the new Spanish government is in 
place in late April. 
ARGYROS