Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MADRID1088
2006-04-28 16:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:  

SPAIN ON ELECTION SUPPORT FOR HAITI AND GUYANA

Tags:  KDEM PREL PGOV HA GY 
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DE RUEHMD #1088 1181629
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R 281629Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9587
C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 001088

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/27/2016
TAGS: KDEM PREL PGOV HA GY
SUBJECT: SPAIN ON ELECTION SUPPORT FOR HAITI AND GUYANA

REF: A. SECSTATE 65841


B. SECSTATE 64057

C. MADRID 793

Classified By: Charge Kathy Fitzpatrick for reasons 1.4 (b)&(d).

(C) Poloff discussed the importance of supporting elections
in Haiti and Guyana (refs A & B) with MFA director of OAS
Affairs Jose Maria de la Torre on April 28. ESTHoff
discussed the same issues with Pasqual Navarro, Spanish
Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) Deputy Director
General for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean on
April 27. De la Torre said that Spain strongly supports the
democratic process in Haiti and has already made significant
contributions totaling more than USD 10 million (ref C). He
noted that when the OAS previously asked Spain to contribute
USD 140,000 for election support, Spain chose to more than
double that amount and gave USD 300,000. He also said that
given the need to focus on instability in Haiti, Spain would
not necessarily push for immediate local elections. On
Guyana, de la Torre said that the EU is likely to provide
financial support for the elections, but Spain has not
budgeted any funds for this effort. According to Navarro,
Spain is encouraging the EU to support the Guyana elections.
FITZPATRICK