SPAIN'S POSITION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION

UNCLAS MADRID 002608 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER SP UNGA SUBJECT: SPAIN'S POSITION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM (CCIT) REF: SECSTATE 127272 (SBU) POLOFF delivered reftel talking points to MFA Deputy Director General for the United Nations Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares. Gonzalez de Linares stated that the CCIT is one of his government's biggest foreign policy priorities, and they are anxious to get it passed and thrilled to see the United States pushing it in advance of the upcoming consultations in New York. He expressed his government's frustration with countries that would not agree to the convention, and said that if a few countries continued to stall its passage, Spain would be willing to move forward on the convention without their support, forcing them to choose whether to be part of or remain outside of this major international initiative. AGUIRRE