Identifier
Created
Classification
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05MADRID2113
2005-06-03 15:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:
SPAIN SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON SA/LW NEGOTIATIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002113
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/WE ALSO FOR PM/WRA (S. PICO)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/2025
TAGS: PREL SP PREM
SUBJECT: SPAIN SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON SA/LW NEGOTIATIONS
ON MARKING AND TRACING
REF: STATE 99866
Classified By: Ricardo Zuniga, Political Officer.
Reasons 1.4 (B) & (D)
(C) Poloff discussed June 3 reftel demarche regarding the
upcoming UN negotiations on marking and tracing of small
arm/light weapons (SA/LW) with Luis Gomez, the Spanish
Foreign Ministry's chief of staff to the deputy director of
International Disarmament Affairs. Gomez said it was
unlikely that EU members would show flexibility on
negotiations to include ammunition and the marking and
tracing of SA/LW in a legally binding agreement. He said
there were already numerous political instruments on SA/LW
and adding an additional non-binding agreement for greater
cooperation on stockpile management or reduction would not
strengthen existing Firearms Protocol or OAS conventions on
SA/LW. Gomez stated Spain supports the common EU position
that marking is an effective means to allow member states to
identify and trace illicitly trafficked and light weapons.
MANZANARES
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/WE ALSO FOR PM/WRA (S. PICO)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/2025
TAGS: PREL SP PREM
SUBJECT: SPAIN SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON SA/LW NEGOTIATIONS
ON MARKING AND TRACING
REF: STATE 99866
Classified By: Ricardo Zuniga, Political Officer.
Reasons 1.4 (B) & (D)
(C) Poloff discussed June 3 reftel demarche regarding the
upcoming UN negotiations on marking and tracing of small
arm/light weapons (SA/LW) with Luis Gomez, the Spanish
Foreign Ministry's chief of staff to the deputy director of
International Disarmament Affairs. Gomez said it was
unlikely that EU members would show flexibility on
negotiations to include ammunition and the marking and
tracing of SA/LW in a legally binding agreement. He said
there were already numerous political instruments on SA/LW
and adding an additional non-binding agreement for greater
cooperation on stockpile management or reduction would not
strengthen existing Firearms Protocol or OAS conventions on
SA/LW. Gomez stated Spain supports the common EU position
that marking is an effective means to allow member states to
identify and trace illicitly trafficked and light weapons.
MANZANARES