Cablegate: Spain: Positive On U.S. Efforts to Support Eu-3

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UNCLAS MADRID 001061

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KPAO IR SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN: POSITIVE ON U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3
DIPLOMACY ON IRAN

REF: STATE 44486

Poloff delivered Reftel talking points and Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice's statement concerning Iran on March 17 to
Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Policy Planning. The
GOS sees U.S. recent actions on Iraq as a "very positive
development." EU High Representative for the Common Foreign
and Security Policy Javier Solana referred to the positive
developments during discussions with EU foreign ministers in
Brussels on March 16 at the GAERC meeting. Mora Benavente
said that EU pressure on Iran would now be more effective.
The GOS looks forward to seeing good results in EU
discussions with the Iranians. Mora Benavente added that he
saw the U.S. dropping its objection to Iran's application for
WTO membership as very important to the current negotiations.
MANZANARES

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