Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04MADRID2964
2004-08-04 06:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:  

SPAIN UNDETERRED BY FAHIM'S REMOVAL FROM VICE

Tags:  PREL PGOV AF SP 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002964

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV AF SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN UNDETERRED BY FAHIM'S REMOVAL FROM VICE
PRESIDENTIAL TICKET

REF: STATE 162903

Classified By: KATHLEEN M. FITZPATRICK, POLITICAL COUNSELOR.
REASONS 1.4 (B) & (D)

(C) We met with Carlos Morales, Deputy Director General for
Continental Asia (and former Deputy DG for Pacific, Southeast
Asia and the Philippines Affairs) August 2 to hear whether
Spain's engagement in Afghanistan would be affected by
President Karzai's decision to remove Fahim Khan from the
vice presidential ticket (reftel). Morales told us that
Spain had sent a delegation of defense officials to meet with
the former defense minister after President Karzai decided to
drop him from the election ticket. Morales said that he had
not seen a read-out on the delegation's meeting, but he did
not expect that President Karzai's decision would deter Spain
from fulfilling its commitment to sending troops and, and
possibly, civilian volunteers to assist in Afghanistan's
presidential elections in September. Morales stated that
Spain shares our desire to promote stability and democratic
reform in Afghanistan in the support of the Afghani people.
MANZANARES