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### Viewing cable 06MADRID779, SPAIN: AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS

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    C C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 MADRID 000779

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    FOR EUR A/S FRIED AND DAS VOLKER; EUR/WE; NSC FOR JUDY
    AINSLEY

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/30/2016
    TAGS: PREL PGOV SP UN
    SUBJECT: SPAIN: AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS

    REF: STATE 40904

    MADRID 00000779 001.2 OF 002

    Classified By: Classified by Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre
    for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d)

    Summary: (C) Spanish FM Moratinos told Ambassador Aguirre
    that he cancelled his April trip to Damascus as a sign of
    good faith with the US. He conveyed to the Ambassador
    President Zapatero's personal thanks to him and the USG for
    the Department,s statement on the ETA ceasefire. He said he
    was working to make sure that Spanish Defense Minister Bono
    turned off any plans to refurbish Libyan Chinooks and said he
    was seeking agreement to send Spanish Guardia Civil and
    police to Haiti, possibly with a contingent of Moroccan
    counterparts, following the Spanish withdrawal of its
    peacekeepers. Moratinos asked the Ambassador to consider
    whether it would be possible or useful for the two of them to
    stop in Washington and meet with Secretary Rice en route to
    or from the US-Spain Council meetings in Tampa in mid-June.
    The Ambassador also raised Latin America and NATO support for
    the AMIS mission in Darfur, and touched on Haiti, Afghanistan
    and the MFA,s invitation to discuss Western Sahara with
    senior NEA officials. END SUMMARY

    ¶2. (C) Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told
    Ambassador Aguirre he had decided to cancel his planned April
    trip to Damascus as a sign of Spain,s desire to work with
    the US, but said that he believed it was a mistake to
    continue to isolate the Asad regime. Ambassador Aguirre
    reviewed in detail US concerns regarding Syria (reftel),
    emphasizing our multilateral approach, insistence on
    fulfillment of UN Security Council resolutions and our close
    cooperation with EU, which also has a unified policy toward
    Syria. The Ambassador also made clear his and the USG,s
    displeasure with press leaks about his discussions with
    Moratinos and the Foreign Ministry during the period of
    Moratinos, unannounced &technical stop" in Damascus earlier
    this month.

    ¶3. (C) Raising the recent ETA ceasefire announcement,
    Moratinos carried a personal message of thanks from President
    Zapatero to the Ambassador and the USG for the approach the
    Department spokesman had taken in response to questions about
    the US position on the ceasefire. Moratinos said the
    ceasefire offer is serious, even though there is a long road
    ahead. The government believes that the signs are positive
    on ending ETA violence but remains cautious and its public
    statements will remain cautious. The Ambassador asked about
    whether Zapatero might hold early elections as part of the
    strategy of confirming his position in the ETA negotiations
    (a rumor rampant in the PP). Moratinos said he had heard
    from Zapatero personally that there would be no call for
    early elections and no reason for them. Zapatero is
    confident that he will win in the regularly scheduled
    national elections in spring of 2008.

    ¶4. (C) On possible Spanish defense sales to Libya, Moratinos
    said he understood our concerns and had spoken to Defense
    Minister Bono; Moratinos believes that there will be nothing
    further on the idea of refurbishing Libyan Chinook
    helicopters.

    ¶5. (C) Moratinos affirmed his desire to work closely with the
    US on Latin America. He said that Evo Morales gave Spanish
    Deputy FM Bernardino Leon in La Paz recently a message for
    the US: that Bolivian relations with the US were better than
    he expected, he was seeking to fulfill requirements on coca
    eradication, and sought US help in limiting damage to
    Bolivian soybean exports to Colombia and others affected by
    the Free Trade Agreement. Moratinos said Spain was working
    hard with the Andean Community to counter Venezuelan
    President Chavez, attempts to pull Bolivia away from that
    fold. Ambassador Aguirre noted that increased Spanish
    efforts to support Sumate in Venezuela would be welcome, and
    that ending further ideas to continue with the aircraft sale
    to Venezuela would also go a long way toward building US
    confidence in our cooperative efforts. Moratinos replied
    that the plane sale was dead; the Ambassador pointed to
    continued news reports that discussions continued on
    obtaining the technology from other countries following the
    US denial of the technology transfer.

    MADRID 00000779 002.2 OF 002

    ¶6. (C) Noting Moratinos,s own comments on the subject, the
    Ambassador asked about plans to send Spanish Guardia Civil
    and/or police to Haiti following the withdrawal of Spanish
    troops. Moratinos said that he was working to get some 50-60
    Guardia Civil and Spanish National Police officers to Haiti,
    in addition to 40-50 Moroccan counterparts (not further
    identified), but that neither contingent was yet confirmed.

    ¶7. (C) The Ambassador broached rumors that Spain might
    augment its troop presence in Afghanistan. Moratinos said
    that, again, there was nothing definite yet, but he was
    seeking to convince DefMin Bono on the need to send some 100
    more troops to assist the Spanish PRT in Western Afghanistan
    and to provide the PRT with additional support capabilities.

    ¶8. (C) The Ambassador raised NATO,s efforts to support the
    AMIS operation in Darfur, in response to reports that the
    Spanish PermRep had posed difficulties as the NAC approved
    its tasking to the Military Committee on this issue.
    Moratinos was not briefed on the issue and said he would
    investigate right away. Ambassador Aguirre emphasized that
    he would prefer to see Spain as a catalyst for positive
    support on this and other NATO issues, not as a source of
    obstacles.

    ¶9. (C) In a related discussion, Ambassador Aguirre noted that
    Spain,s new emphasis on development aid and other support to
    Africa might provide opportunities for US-Spain cooperation;
    Moratinos expressed interest in exploring ways the US and
    Spain could work together. He said in addition to
    development support, Spain was sending 150 peacekeepers to
    support peacekeeping in Congo.

    ¶10. (C) Ambassador Aguirre told Moratinos that he thought it
    unlikely that NEA A/S Welch would visit Madrid soon to
    discuss Western Sahara, as Madrid had requested, because the
    timing did not seem right. Expressing his disappointment,
    Moratinos said that while the Moroccans likely would not
    develop their autonomy plan for another 6-9 months, it made
    sense for the US, Spain and others to strategize in advance.
    There would be no need for publicity on the discussions,
    Moratinos added.

    ¶11. (C) At the close of the meeting, Moratinos noted that he
    likely would run into Secretary Rice at the NAC Foreign
    Minister,s meeting in Sofia, and wondered whether there was
    any news on his invitation for her to visit Madrid sometime
    in the future. The Ambassador replied that he had nothing
    new on the subject but added that actions such as Moratinos,
    stop on Damascus and other such distractions were not helpful
    in making the case. Moratinos asked whether every
    distraction would bring Spain, an ally, back to the starting
    point of two years ago. The Ambassador said that Spain and
    the US were good allies, but given the difficult times we
    have gone through over the past two years, which we and Spain
    were trying to overcome, irritantsQe and small become
    very important as the relationshiQs to mend iQ.
    Moratinos said frankly that a visit by the Secretary would
    help his credibility as he worked against steps taken by
    DefMin Bono such as the Venezuela arms sales.

    ¶12. (C) Moratinos asked whether he and the Ambassador should
    stop in Washington en route to or during their return from
    US-Spain Council meetings in Florida in mid-June and possibly
    meet with the Secretary. Ambassador Aguirre undertook to
    pass this suggestion back to Washington, saying he did not
    know where the Secretary would be at this time (the time
    frame in question is June 15-19). Moratinos said that he
    would like to visit the US more often to meet with key
    interlocutors in Congress, including the Hispanic Caucus, as
    well as think tanks and the US administration, but could not
    do so without having a meeting at some point there with
    Secretary Rice. (Note: Moratinos last met with Secretary

    SIPDIS
    Rice in Washington on May 3, 2005).
    AGUIRRE

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