SPANISH REPRESENTATION AT THE OSLO DONOR'S

UNCLAS MADRID 001374 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL EAID ECON SU SP SUBJECT: SPANISH REPRESENTATION AT THE OSLO DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON SUDAN REF: A. STATE 56724 ¶B. MADRID 1212 (SBU) The Spanish MFA has informed us that the secretary general for the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI),Juan Pablo De la Iglesia will head the Spanish delegation at the April 11-12 Oslo Donor's Conference on Sudan. De la Iglesia is the second ranking official at the AECI. He will be accompanied by the deputy assistant secretary for sub-Saharan African Affairs, Antonio Sanchez SIPDIS Benedito. The GOS plans to announce an increase in its humanitarian assistance pledge to Darfur; however, the exact amount has not yet been determined, according to MFA officials. Since July 2004, Spain has pledged approximately USD 2.5 million for emergency humanitarian assistance in Darfur. MANZANARES