US embassy cable - 04MADRID1118

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 001118 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR EUR/WE AND NP/PTR 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2014 
TAGS: MNUC, PARM, PREL, SP, Non-Proliferation Issues 
SUBJECT: SPAIN: PARTIAL RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP 
INVITATION 
 
REF: STATE 71293 
 
Classified By: Political Counselor Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick, 
reasons 1.4(B) and (D). 
 
1.  (U) We delivered reftel talking points and letter April 2 
to Guillermo Kirkpatrick, the MFA's Deputy Director General 
for International Disarmament Affairs.  We addressed the 
letter to Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Javier Gil 
Catalina, the under secretary-level official who deals with 
disarmament matters.  As expected, Kirkpatrick said current 
GOS officials cannot take action on the invitation and will 
have to pass it on to officials taking over under the 
Zapatero administration in late April. 
 
2.  (C) Kirkpatrick did, however, give us his initial 
impression on the prospects of Spain joining the Global 
Partnership.  He said the GOS will be very interested to know 
if and how the G8 Sea Island Summit leaders plan to expand 
the scope of Global Partnership recipients.  Kirkpatrick 
commented that Spain would be more likely to become a donor 
if the G8 expands the scope of recipients beyond Russia and 
former Soviet republics, to include, for example countries 
such as Libya, in which Spain has a greater interest. 
Embassy will follow up on the invitation letter once the new 
administration is in place. 
 
ARGYROS