US embassy cable - 05MADRID989

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 000989 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR EUR/WE AND NP; ALSO FOR AUSTRALIA GROUP COLLECTIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/14/2015 
TAGS: ETTC, PARM, PREL, SP, CBE 
SUBJECT: SPAIN PLANS TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT PROPOSALS FOR 
APRIL AUSTRALIA GROUP PLENARY 
 
REF: A. STATE 36488 
     B. STATE 41247 
 
Classified By: Political Officer Ricardo Zuniga for 
Reasons 1.4 (B) & (D) 
 
(C)  Poloff met March 11 with the Spanish Foreign Ministry's 
deputy director for international disarmament affairs Marcos 
Rodriguez to get Spain's reaction to the two USG proposals 
for the April Australia Group (AG) plenary in Sydney (ref a), 
and to encourage Spain's participation in the AG's 
Information Exchange and Enforcement Experts plenary groups 
(ref b).  Rodriguez said Spain supports the first USG 
proposal that AG and non-select AG countries host a seminar 
to address the issue of attempted diversion of chemical and 
biological weapons.  He also said the second USG proposal to 
place special export controls on North Korea, Iran, and Syria 
would complement existing national legislation that Spain 
approved in July 2004 on the exportation and transshipment of 
dual-use technology to countries of concern.  Rodriguez said 
the GOS plans to attend the April plenary, but the MFA had 
not yet selected the members of its delegation. 
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