SPAIN TO SEND HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION TO AFGHANISTAN

UNCLAS MADRID 001743 SIPDIS SIPDIS OSD FOR OSD/COALITION AFFAIRS PRT ANALYST JOE BOSCO STATE FOR SCA/A NISHA SINGH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL AORC NATO SP AF SUBJECT: SPAIN TO SEND HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION TO AFGHANISTAN PRT CONFERENCE REF: SECSTATE 102464 ¶1. After consulting with Canadian DCM, Emboffs delivered PRT conference invitations on June 26 to the Foreign Ministry Director General (DG) for Asia and Pacific, the Spanish aid agency AECI DG for Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, and Defense Ministry DG for Policy. Separately, Emboffs reached out to the relevant deputy of each DG to emphasize the importance of high-level Spanish participation in the conference. ¶2. On July 6, MOD deputy DG for international relations Enrique Perez Ramirez told poloff that DG for Policy General Benito Raggio will attend the conference. He has already communicated directly with the organizers. On July 8, Spanish Ambassador Jose Luis Solano, former civilian head of the Spanish PRT in Qal-i-naw, told poloff that he will also represent the Spanish government at the conference. Solano said that AECI will not be able to send a representative. AGUIRRE