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06MADRID2138
2006-08-28 15:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Madrid
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SPANISH HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON

Tags:  EAID PREL LE SW SP 
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UNCLAS MADRID 002138 

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DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/WE AND EUR/ERA (COOPER)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL LE SW SP
SUBJECT: SPANISH HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON

REF: SECSTATE 139903

UNCLAS MADRID 002138

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/WE AND EUR/ERA (COOPER)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL LE SW SP
SUBJECT: SPANISH HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON

REF: SECSTATE 139903


1. ECONOFF made reftel points August 25 to Spanish Agency
for International Cooperation (AECI) officials Maria Eugenia
Martin and Antonio Garcia Ferrer, urging Spain to provide
significant amounts of humanitarian assistance to Lebanon.
Eugenia Martin and Garcia Ferrer told ECONOFF that Spain's
delegation to the August 31 Stockholm Conference would be led
by Foreign Minister Moratinos and AECI Secretary General Juan
Pablo Delaiglesia. They indicated that Spain has provided
four million euros of assistance to Lebanon since the
outbreak of war. The monies were disbursed via the following
organizations:

-- WFP - 500,000 euros
-- UNHCR - 800,000 euros
-- UNICEF - 800,000 euros
-- International Red Cross - 1,000,000 euros
-- Lebanese NGO Arc en Ciel - 400,000 euros
-- Lebanese NGO Development Action Without Borders - 100,000
euros
-- City of Saida - 400,000 euros


2. Eugenia Martin and Garcia Ferrer also said that Spain
sent a plane load of medicines that went to the Lebanese
Ministry of Health and the City of Saida. (Note - the value
of these medicines likely explains the difference between the
four million euro figure mentioned by AECI contacts in Madrid
and the 4,115,000 euro figure for Spanish assistance cited in
European Commission documents. End Note.)


3. ESTHOFF contacted Ferrer August 28, who confirmed that
the above information remained accurate. Ferrer indicated
that Foreign Minister Moratinos would announce a
"significant" new contribution to Lebanon at the August 31
Stockholm conference.
AGUIRRE