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06MADRID2870
2006-11-13 14:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:  

SPAIN SUPPORTS CONTINUED EU, NATO ENGAGEMENT WITH

Tags:  NATO PREL MOPS SP UP 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002870 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2016
TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS SP UP
SUBJECT: SPAIN SUPPORTS CONTINUED EU, NATO ENGAGEMENT WITH
UKRAINE

REF: STATE 180222

Classified By: DCM Hugo Llorens for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002870

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2016
TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS SP UP
SUBJECT: SPAIN SUPPORTS CONTINUED EU, NATO ENGAGEMENT WITH
UKRAINE

REF: STATE 180222

Classified By: DCM Hugo Llorens for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish
Subdirector General for the EU Carlos Fernandez-Arias on
November 2 and to Russia and Eastern Europe Desk Officer Iago
Gil Aguado on November 8. Fernandez-Arias told Emboff that
Ukraine is the most important non-EU European nation as far
as Spain is concerned and that Spain absolutely favors
continued engagement. He said that Spain would continue
encouraging political reforms in Ukraine.


2. (C) Gil Aguado told Emboff that the MFA is closely
following developments in Ukraine and finds the situation
quite alarming. He noted that Ukraine appears to be "looking
eastward" more than in recent years. He added that one of
Spain's priorities during its 2007 OSCE presidency would be
to encourage greater Ukrainian engagement with the West.

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