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### Viewing cable 06MADRID1490, AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 MADRID 001490

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/09/2016
    TAGS: PREL PGOV SP
    SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT

    MADRID 00001490 001.2 OF 003

    Classified By: DCM Bob Manzanares; reason 1.4 (B) and (D).

    ¶1. (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Vice President Maria
    Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on June 8 to review bilateral
    relations and to discuss regional issues of joint interest,
    including developments in Peru, Bolivia, Iran, Syria, and
    North Africa. Regarding the CIA flights issue, Vice
    President de la Vega said Spain's inclusion in the Council of
    Europe report had caught the Zapatero Government totally off
    guard and she insisted Spain had nothing to hide on the
    issue. She said the Spanish Government felt comfortable that
    it could contend with domestic concerns regarding CIA flights
    through Spain, asking only that the USG provide Spain any
    relevant information to avoid any surprises. De la Vega made
    a strong pitch for increased USG-Spanish collaboration on
    North Africa (NOTE: FM Moratinos will likely raise this
    during his June 19 meeting with the Secretary. END NOTE).
    On Iran, de la Vega agreed with the need to maintain a
    unified international voice on Iran's nuclear program, saying
    Javier Solana was the appropriate interlocutor with Tehran.
    She welcomed Alan Garcia's victory in Peru, but lamented that
    in Bolivia Evo Morales appeared to be under the direction of
    the most negative leftist elements in his administration.
    End Summary.

    //BILATERAL RELATIONS IMPROVING//

    ¶2. (C) Vice President de la Vega said she was aware of FM
    Miguel Angel Moratinos' upcoming meeting with the Secretary,
    as well as MOD Alonso's June 8 meeting with Secretary
    Rumsfeld on the margins of the NATO ministerial. She
    expressed satisfaction with the improvements in the bilateral
    relationship over the last year. The Ambassador agreed that
    we had made progress, adding that there was much more that
    our countries could do together. The Ambassador
    congratulated the Zapatero Government for its handling of the
    thorny Catalan autonomy issue. De la Vega said that the
    Zapatero administration was convinced that the Catalan issue
    was nearing a successful conclusion and predicted that the
    June 18 referendum in the Catalan Region would go smoothly
    and result in public acceptance of a renegotiated autonomy
    statute. The Ambassador reviewed his plans to visit the
    Basque Region June 22-23, a visit focused on business issues,
    but also including a courtesy call on Basque Regional
    Government leader Juan Jose Ibarretxe. Vice President de la
    Vega expressed no concern regarding such a visit.

    ¶3. (C) The Ambassador informed de la Vega of the June 28-29
    visit of Education Secretary Spellings, noting Secretary
    Spellings' strong background on foreign affairs and lengthy
    government career. He said that while he would not normally
    suggest Vice President de la Vega meet visiting cabinet
    officials, it could be worthwhile to arrange a brief meeting.
    De la Vega said she would welcome such a meeting if her
    schedule permitted.

    //CIA FLIGHTS//

    ¶4. (C) The Ambassador said that FM Moratinos had recently
    advised him that Spain's National Court had accepted a case
    filed by a private individual alleging USG wrongdoing in
    Spain during the transit of Spanish airports by CIA aircraft.
    Moratinos indicated the Spanish Government's desire to give
    this issue as low a profile as possible, though, as a
    judicial case, the government had a limited capacity to
    influence the direction of the case. De la Vega said she was
    aware of FM Moratinos' communication on this issue and
    expressed confidence that the Zapatero Government could
    manage it with little difficulty. (NOTE: According to June 9
    press reports, government prosecutors have expressed
    opposition to the National Court's hearing of a case in which
    there is no evidence of a crime having been committed. END
    NOTE).

    ¶5. (C) By contrast, she said, the Zapatero Government had
    been surprised by the Council of Europe report alleging that
    Spain "permitted or failed to investigate" the use of
    Mallorca as a staging point for the "illegal" transfer of
    individuals by the CIA. (NOTE: An MFA spokesperson roundly
    denied any involvement by Spain in the illegal transfer of

    MADRID 00001490 002.2 OF 003

    suspected terrorists. END NOTE). De la Vega said Spain was
    prepared to deal with this issue, but wanted to be certain
    that it had all the information available regarding the
    flights to avoid being caught unprepared. The Ambassador
    noted that we too had an interest in preserving our
    credibility and were careful to share whatever information we
    had and to avoid any actions that might create problems for
    the Spanish authorities. De la Vega emphasized that Spain
    had no objection to USG intelligence flights through Spanish
    territory; they simply wanted to be kept informed and, if
    necessary, to be able to demonstrate that they were
    exercising proper oversight of foreign aircraft passing
    through Spain.

    //IRAN, SYRIA//

    ¶6. (C) The Ambassador recounted his last meeting with
    President Zapatero, during which Zapatero identified Iran as
    the greatest threat to peace in the Broader Middle East. The
    Ambassador said this was precisely the view of the USG and
    that this underscored the importance of the USG's historic
    decision to directly join the multilateral discussions with
    Iran. He said it was vital at this critical phase that Iran
    see a united international front, determined to prevent its
    production of nuclear weapons. Vice President de la Vega
    emphatically agreed, saying Javier Solana was the appropriate
    interlocutor to deliver a unified message to Iran. The
    Ambassador conveyed a similar message on the need to maintain
    the consensus limiting high level contacts with Syria in
    order to prevent Damascus from driving a wedge between
    allies. Vice President de la Vega agreed on this point as
    well.

    //PERU, BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA//

    ¶7. (C) Vice President de la Vega expressed satisfaction with
    the "good news" of Alan Garcia's victory in Peru, but
    lamented that Bolivian President Evo Morales seemed to be
    under the sway of his extreme left Vice President. Without
    naming Venezuelan President Chavez, de la Vega indicated
    Spain's conviction that other "negative influences" were also
    at work in Bolivia. The Ambassador said that Chavez was
    certainly eager to exert influence, but that Castro was
    likely just as involved, though with more subtlety than
    Chavez. De la Vega said that one positive development
    resulting from Chavez' meddling was realization by Brazilian
    President Lula da Silva that Chavez represented a genuine
    threat to Brazilian interests in the region, just as Peruvian
    President-elect Garcia, and to a lesser extent Chilean
    President Bachelet, understood the nature of the threat.

    ¶8. (C) The Ambassador asked for Spain's view on whether
    Argentine President Kirchner was likewise growing wary of
    Chavez. De la Vega said that Kirchner was a special case, in
    that he felt a strong affinity towards both President
    Zapatero and Vice President de la Vega. She said she
    believed Spain could influence his actions in a positive
    direction and noted that he would be making a state visit to
    Spain in the near future.

    //NORTH AFRICA//

    ¶9. (C) Turning to her previous meeting with the Ambassador,
    de la Vega recalled having urged the USG to increase
    collaboration with Spain in promoting stability in North
    Africa. She asked whether the Ambassador saw any chance of
    progress on this issue. The Ambassador said that the USG was
    actively considering various approaches on North Africa, in
    light of the stalemate on Western Sahara and other sources of
    tension. He suggested the Spanish Government present the USG
    and other interested parties a detailed explanation of how it
    intends to move forward on North Africa and recommend what
    others could do to promote such an initiative. (NOTE: Our
    sense is that FM Moratinos may raise this issue in his June
    19 meeting with the Secretary. END NOTE).

    //COMMENT//

    ¶10. (C) As with the Ambassador's last meeting with Vice
    President de la Vega in April, the atmosphere was relaxed and

    MADRID 00001490 003.2 OF 003

    cordial throughout. The key message being relayed by the
    Spanish Government through the nature and frequency of these
    meetings is that they want to put bilateral relations on an
    even keel. They do not use these encounters to press for a
    meeting between Presidents Bush and Zapatero, an objective
    they appear to have abandoned for the moment. Instead, the
    Zapatero Government seems content to use the Vice President's
    channel with the Ambassador to transmit where they see
    opportunities for cooperation (Africa, Latin America) and to
    assess the USG's view of the overall state of the bilateral
    relationship.
    AGUIRRE

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