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### Viewing cable 06LISBON1921, AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON

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06LISBON1921 | 2006-09-08 16:04 | 2010-12-15 21:09 | SECRET | Embassy Lisbon

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    S E C R E T LISBON 001921

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/07/2026
    TAGS: MOPS PREL PTER PO US VE
    SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON

    REF: A. STATE 147780
    ¶B. 2005 LISBON 1609
    ¶C. LISBON 1845
    ¶D. LISBON 1593

    Classified By: Classified by Pol/Econ Officer Cari Enav for reasons 1.4
    (a) (b) and (d)

    Summary
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    ¶1. (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman's meeting with Foreign
    Minister Amado on September 8 covered the waterfront of
    issues. The Minister said that he would push hard with the
    Prime Minister to allow Lajes to be used as a transit point
    in repatriating Guantanamo detainees (ref a). During recent
    closed testimony before the Portuguese Parliament, he did not
    diverge from his predecessor's position that the Portuguese
    government was not aware of any CIA flights on/through
    Portugal (ref b). He highlighted the EU's increased
    involvement in the Middle East, calling for greater
    engagement with Syria to isolate Iran. Amado said he would
    encourage other members of the Community of
    Portuguese-speaking Nations (CPLP) to vote for Guatemala for
    the UNSC. Amado reiterated his request to meet with
    Secretary Rice as soon as possible to discuss the Guantanamo

    SIPDIS
    detainee repatriation request in addition to Portugal's
    upcoming EU Presidency agenda.

    Transit at Lajes for Detainee Flights
    -------------------------------------------
    ¶2. (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman gave the Foreign Minister a
    copy of President Bush's Sept. 6 speech on the Global War on
    Terrorism, noting the President's desire to be transparent
    and to address the suspended state of many Guantanamo
    detainees. He asked the Minister if the USG could use Lajes
    as a transit point for flights returning detainees to their
    home countries, per ref a. Minister Amado said that he
    needed to check with the Prime Minister who would be
    difficult to convince, but that he would push hard for
    Portuguese cooperation so long as there was total
    transparency. Details would need to be worked out; there
    would need to be a clear political approach. He underscored
    that there could be tremendous negative fallout if this was
    not done right. The timing was not ideal on the heels of his
    Sept. 5 testimony on CIA flights. He promised to provide an
    interim answer next week. He said that he needed to meet
    with Secretary Rice to discuss this and a host of related
    issues.

    ¶3. (S/NF) Amado said that the return of Guantanamo detainees
    would be an excellent opportunity for the USG to "turn the
    page" and to begin working on a new human rights image.
    Europe understood the USG reaction to the horrific events of
    9/11, but it was time to return to normalcy since effective
    security measures had been put in place. He noted that Europe
    and the US shared a value system and that this initiative
    provided an excellent base upon which to rebuild the
    framework of cooperation.

    Testimony on CIA Flights
    -------------------------------
    ¶4. (C) Minister Amado said that his Sept. 5 closed-door
    testimony on CIA flights before Portugal's Parliament did not
    diverge from his predecessor's position that the Portuguese
    government was not aware of any CIA flights on/ through
    Portuguese soil. Amado commented, "I said what (Freitas do
    Amaral) said." He also reiterated the government's
    willingness to revamp the legal framework for the clearance
    process. He added that Freitas do Amaral had sent a letter
    to the European Parliament's Temporary Committee
    investigating CIA flights in response to its inquiries.
    Amado commented that the media had misquoted him when it said
    that he had acknowledged CIA flights. All he said was that
    he had the same list of flights as Eurocontrol had.

    ¶5. (C) In addition to European Parliament agitation on this
    issue, Amado expressed a need to control his own Socialist
    Party. He said there was not a broad consensus within the
    party to pursue a strong transatlantic foreign policy and
    that there was concern that the "left wing" within the party
    could break away in response to the government's handling of
    human rights and security issues.

    ¶6. (C) Ambassador Hoffman assured Amado that the US was very
    careful to abide by all its agreements with Portugal - in
    word and in spirit - and that the Ambassador had shared all
    the information he had on the subject with Amado.

    Underscoring USG position on Middle East
    --------------------------------------------- -------
    ¶7. (C) Ambassador Hoffman thanked Amado for his pro-active
    role within the EU during the recent conflict in Lebanon and
    for Portugal's contribution to UNIFIL. He urged Portugal to
    encourage continued EU coordination on Middle East policy,
    underscored the four principles guiding US policy on Syria,
    and reiterated the importance of diplomatically isolating
    Iran. He asked that Portugal encourage other EU members to
    do the same and that Portugal inform Post in advance of any
    official meetings with controversial figures.

    EU's New Role
    -------------------
    ¶8. (C) Amado commented that at the beginning of August, the
    EU had "nothing to say" on developments in the Middle East,
    and that many member-states were afraid that the conflict in
    Lebanon would spiral out of control. A month later, the
    Council of Ministers had met three times and agreed to pursue
    a greater political and military role - beyond the
    traditional role of providing development and humanitarian
    assistance. Amado underscored that there was a strong desire
    within the EU to coordinate initiatives with the US so as not
    to open a new rift in the transatlantic relationship. He
    said the EU needed "to coordinate internally, with the US and
    with Russia" on finding solutions to the Middle East's many
    problems.

    Amado says - Engage Syria, Isolate Iran
    --------------------------------------------- ------
    ¶9. (C) Amado said that Iran posed the greatest threat since
    WWII - alluding to the country's growing influence in the
    Middle East, the spread of Islamic fundamentalism, and its
    nuclear program - and underscored the need for all sides to
    work together on solving the problem. (Note: He did not
    offer any concrete examples.) He agreed with the USG's four
    basic principles on Syria. However, he added, the EU thought
    it was important to engage Syria, and that by doing so, the
    West would be in a better position to isolate Iran. On the
    other hand, if the West isolated Syria, it would push the
    country further into Iran's sphere of influence. He noted
    that officials from Finland, Greece, Germany and Spain had
    recently met with Syrian officials, and he encouraged the US
    to have greater political contact with Syria. He said that
    he had agreed to meet with Syrian Foreign Minister Bilal
    after learning that several Socialist Party members had
    already agreed to do so (ref c) .

    ¶10. (C) Amado said that the EU wanted to isolate Iran by
    enhancing the role of the Arab League in drawing a
    distinction between Arab and Islamic identity. Limiting the
    spread of Islamic fundamentalismhe declared, could limit
    Iran's influence in the Muslim world. He did not buy into
    any of the claims by Syrian Information Minister Bilal that
    the US was to blame for all the Middle East's woes,
    underscoring to Bilal the strong US-Portuguese alliance and
    the strong role the US played in the global arena. He urged
    Syria to focus on the issues, not play the blame game.

    Urging the CPLP to support Guatemala
    --------------------------------------------- ---
    ¶11. (C) The Ambassador encouraged Portugal to reach out to
    the Lusophone community to urge support for Guatemala's
    election to the UNSC. Amado said he planned to do so when he
    meets with members of the Community of Portuguese Speaking
    Nations (CPLP) in New York later this month. Amado would
    not confirm an official visit by Hugo Chavez to Portugal
    later this year (ref d). While admitting that they could
    not hold him off forever, Amado commented that no
    arrangements had been made to receive Chavez. He added that
    he had recently met with Brazilian President Lula, who he
    thought could offer useful insight into dealing with
    Venezuela. Portugal planned to have greater dialogue with
    Lula should he win reelection. He emphasized the need for
    strong US engagement with Brazil to manage the Venezuela
    situation.

    Comment
    -----------
    ¶12. (S/NF) As usual, this was a very friendly and
    broad-ranging discussion. Amado is very pro-American and
    extremely accessible. He was strongly supportive of our
    request to use Lajes as a refueling/transit point for Gitmo
    detainees being returned to their home countries and was
    prepared to press the Prime Minister for an expeditious and
    positive response, so long as we continue to be fully
    transparent with the GOP about the flights.
    Hoffman

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