Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MADRID849
2008-07-30 15:47:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:  

SPAIN SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU SUCCESSION

Tags:  PGOV PTER EUN SP 
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R 301547Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5193
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0425
RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA 3527
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 0249
C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 000849

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE DANIELLE GARBE
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/ERA JEFF GIAUQUE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/28/2018
TAGS: PGOV PTER EUN SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU SUCCESSION

REF: STATE 79278

Classified By: ADCM Dan Keller for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

(C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy
Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on July 28.
Fernandez-Arias said that Spain will continue to support
Turkey's accession to the EU, irrespective of the progress or
outcome of the case against the Justice and Development Party
(AKP). He also noted, however, that the court case will give
those on the fence regarding accession an excuse to withdraw
support and thus sees Turkey's ultimate successful accession
as a long-term process.
Aguirre