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### Viewing cable 08MADRID174, SPAIN WILL OPPOSE KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT GAERC

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08MADRID174 | 2008-02-15 17:05 | 2010-12-13 12:12 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Madrid

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    VZCZCXRO9835
    PP RUEHAG RUEHROV
    DE RUEHMD #0174/01 0461739
    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    P 151739Z FEB 08
    FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4276
    INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
    RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA PRIORITY 3300

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 MADRID 000174

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/15/2018
    TAGS: PHUM PREL EUN SP KV IS
    SUBJECT: SPAIN WILL OPPOSE KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT GAERC

    REF: A. STATE 15648

    ¶B. MADRID 162
    ¶C. BERLIN 184

    MADRID 00000174 001.2 OF 002

    Classified By: DCM Hugo Llorens for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

    ¶1. (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar
    and Director General for North America and Europe Pepe Pons
    told DCM separately that Spain would oppose any EU consensus
    statement on Kosovo recognition in Brussels February 18.
    Separately, Spanish Deputy DG for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias
    told Poloff that the maximum statement Spain could entertain
    would be a "two-sentence" statement of the outcome from
    Pristina and a restatement of the EU's commitment to the
    Western Balkans. The GAERC also plans to send a message of
    "no more business as usual" by issuing conclusions on Burma,
    Kenya, and Chad. END SUMMARY.

    //KOSOVO AND SERBIA//

    ¶2. (C) On February 13, Spanish Political Director Rafael
    Dezcallar told the DCM that Spain would almost certainly not
    be able to join consensus on Kosovo recognition at the GAERC
    in Brussels (ref B), but that the decision would be made by
    Moncloa. Spanish Vice President Fernandez De La Vega,
    speaking at the GOS weekly press briefing February 15, said,
    "Spain does not support a unilateral declaration of
    independence...Despite the fact that recognition is an
    exclusively national competency...the government is working
    and will continue working until the last moment so that the
    EU will have a common and active position toward the future
    of Kosovo...Our position has not changed." Director General
    for North America and Europe Pepe Pons told DCM February 15
    that Spain would oppose any movement toward EU recognition at
    the GAERC. Noting European concerns about Spanish opposition
    due to the elections (ref C), the DCM emphasized that no one
    seriously believed that Kosovo would be an electoral issue,
    nor did any credible politician see any correlation between
    Kosovo and Spanish internal disputes. Pons replied that
    Kosovo would be an election issue, saying that Kosovo is in
    the headlines and the debate in Europe is drawing the
    government's attention away from its campaign priorities.
    The DCM countered that there was no guarantee that the GOS
    would be in a position to support Kosovar independence after
    the elections, given that a PSOE victory would mean weeks of
    negotiations to form a coalition government, while a PP
    government would certainly oppose Kosovar independence. Pons
    acknowledged this was true, but said that at least then
    Kosovo's independence would not be distracting the government
    during the campaign. Pons said that the Russian Ambassador
    had been to see him earlier on February 15 and had left the
    impression that the Russians would react negatively but
    passively to the UDI.

    ¶3. (C) Deputy Political Director for ESDP Carlos
    Fernandez-Arias told Poloff the same separately.
    Fernandez-Arias said that Spain would not accept any EU
    statement that hinted at recognition but would, if pressed,
    consider a very brief "no more than two sentence"
    acknowledgment of the outcome in Pristina on February 17
    along with a restatement of the EU's commitments in the
    Western Balkans. Fernandez-Arias noted that the question of
    recognition is a prerogative of each member nation and is
    completely separate from EULEX and the naming of an EU High
    Representative, which he said are going forward regardless.
    Fernandez-Arias said that the EU would not be able to broach
    the EU Stabilization and Association Agreement with the Serbs
    again until well after Kosovo's independence, once things
    have calmed down a bit.

    //MEPP//

    ¶4. (C) Fernandez-Arias said that there would likely be
    little discussion of the Middle East, but that Spain is
    concerned about finding a way to keep the Rafah crossing open
    to provide a pressure release valve for Gaza. He said that
    last month's border events had weakened Abbas and the PA and
    had shown the need for such a valve. The means to administer
    that border were more challenging, he said, given the
    inability to negotiate with Hamas.

    //BURMA//

    ¶5. (C) According to Fernandez-Arias, Spain supports the EU
    in Burma and does not want the situation to return to the
    status quo ante. The GAERC will issue conclusions on Burma
    calling for continued pressure and sanctions but FM Moratinos
    feels it is also important to send positive signals to the
    Burmese regime.

    //CHAD//

    MADRID 00000174 002.2 OF 002

    ¶6. (C) With plans moving forward once more for EUFOR's
    deployment to Chad and CAR, Spain is pushing conclusions that
    will first and foremost keep forward momentum for EUFOR and
    also make a qualified statement of support for President Deby
    that cannot be interpreted as a carte blanche for the Chadian
    government to exact reprisals.

    //KENYA//

    7, (C) The GAERC will issue conclusions on Kenya calling for
    dialogue and supporting the UN, and calling for an end to
    "business as usual."
    AGUIRRE

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