UNSCR 1559: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FOLLOW-UP RESOLUTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 004015

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2014
TAGS: PREL SY LE SP UNSC
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1559: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FOLLOW-UP RESOLUTION

REF: A) STATE 219926 B) STATE 221189 C) PARIS 7518 D)

STATE 222282

Classified By: Political Counselor Kathy Fitzpatrick; reasons 1.5 (B) a
nd (D).


1. (C) Poloff disscussed Ref A points on 4/13 with MFA Deputy
Director General for the Near East Alberto Moreno Humet. He
said the GOF had already engaged the Spanish MFA several
times on this issue and that the Spain generally accepted
French and U.S. thinking on how to proceed. Moreno said he
hoped there would not be a need for a second resolution, but
that if it came to that he saw no reason why Spain would not
support it. Poloff also engaged Moreno's deputy, Eva
Martinez Sanchez, on the need for a tightly focused
Presidential Statement (PRST),a position she found
reasonable and promised to convey to the MFA's Office of UN
Affairs. Like Moreno, Martinez said GOS views on how to
proceed on UNSCR 1559 track with those of the GOF and the
USG.


2. (C) Poloff contacted Martinez on 10/15 to update her on
developments in the resolution and to request support for a
follow up resolution, per Ref D instructions. Martinez had
obtained a readout on the state of play from Spain's UN
mission and expressed GOS support for the new resolution.
She indicated that there was some exasperation on the Spanish
side that the PRST had not prospered, but said she understood
the need to move on and bring the issue to a vote. Martinez
said Spain will support our call for an explicit reporting
requirement to support implementation of UNSCR 1559.

ARGYROS