Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MADRID1953
2007-10-10 13:23:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:
SPAIN TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ALL FOUR BIOTECH VARIETIES
VZCZCXRO5641 RR RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV DE RUEHMD #1953 2831323 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 101323Z OCT 07 FM AMEMBASSY MADRID TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3599 INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC
UNCLAS MADRID 001953
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD TBIO ECPSN PREL SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ALL FOUR BIOTECH
VARIETIES
REF: SECSTATE 140452
On 10/09/07, Agricultural Counselor delivered reftel demarche
to the Ministry of Agriculture's Subdirector General for
International Relations, Alicia Villaruiz. EconOff delivered
the demarche on 10/09/07 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Economic Affairs Officer Pablo Montesino-Espartero and to
Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Subdirector General
for EU Affairs, Inigo Febrel, on 10/09/07. Villaruiz told
the Agricultural Counselor on 10/10/07 that Spain would vote
in favor of all four varieties as a result of a positive
decision by Spain's Interministerial Committee on
Biotechnology.
LLORENS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD TBIO ECPSN PREL SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ALL FOUR BIOTECH
VARIETIES
REF: SECSTATE 140452
On 10/09/07, Agricultural Counselor delivered reftel demarche
to the Ministry of Agriculture's Subdirector General for
International Relations, Alicia Villaruiz. EconOff delivered
the demarche on 10/09/07 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Economic Affairs Officer Pablo Montesino-Espartero and to
Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Subdirector General
for EU Affairs, Inigo Febrel, on 10/09/07. Villaruiz told
the Agricultural Counselor on 10/10/07 that Spain would vote
in favor of all four varieties as a result of a positive
decision by Spain's Interministerial Committee on
Biotechnology.
LLORENS