US embassy cable - 04MADRID4015

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UNSCR 1559: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FOLLOW-UP RESOLUTION

Identifier: 04MADRID4015
Wikileaks: View 04MADRID4015 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Madrid
Created: 2004-10-15 14:17:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL SY LE SP UNSC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 004015 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2014 
TAGS: PREL, SY, LE, SP, UNSC 
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1559: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FOLLOW-UP RESOLUTION 
 
REF: A) STATE 219926 B) STATE 221189 C) PARIS 7518 D) 
 
     STATE 222282 
 
Classified By: Political Counselor Kathy Fitzpatrick; reasons 1.5 (B) a 
nd (D). 
 
1. (C) Poloff disscussed Ref A points on 4/13 with MFA Deputy 
Director General for the Near East Alberto Moreno Humet.  He 
said the GOF had already engaged the Spanish MFA several 
times on this issue and that the Spain generally accepted 
French and U.S. thinking on how to proceed.  Moreno said he 
hoped there would not be a need for a second resolution, but 
that if it came to that he saw no reason why Spain would not 
support it.  Poloff also engaged Moreno's deputy, Eva 
Martinez Sanchez, on the need for a tightly focused 
Presidential Statement (PRST), a position she found 
reasonable and promised to convey to the MFA's Office of UN 
Affairs.  Like Moreno, Martinez said GOS views on how to 
proceed on UNSCR 1559 track with those of the GOF and the 
USG. 
 
2. (C) Poloff contacted Martinez on 10/15 to update her on 
developments in the resolution and to request support for a 
follow up resolution, per Ref D instructions.  Martinez had 
obtained a readout on the state of play from Spain's UN 
mission and expressed GOS support for the new resolution. 
She indicated that there was some exasperation on the Spanish 
side that the PRST had not prospered, but said she understood 
the need to move on and bring the issue to a vote.  Martinez 
said Spain will support our call for an explicit reporting 
requirement to support implementation of UNSCR 1559. 
 
ARGYROS 

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