SPAIN ON THE OSLO DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON SUDAN

CONFIDENTIAL C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 001212 SIPDIS INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA PRIORITY E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/29/2015 TAGS: PREL, EAID, ECON, SU, SP SUBJECT: SPAIN ON THE OSLO DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON SUDAN REF: SECSTATE 56724 Classified By: Poloff Ricardo Zuniga; reason 1.4 (b) and (d). 1. (C) Poloff conveyed reftel points to MFA DAS for Sub-Saharan African Affairs Antonio Sanchez Benedito, emphasizing that the participation of the Deputy Secretary in the Oslo conference was intended to convey the importance the USG placed on the success of this event. Benedito said that Spain had not yet determined its level of participation in the conference, but that the participation of the Deputy Secretary - as well as of UNSYG Annan acording to Norwegian SIPDIS diplomats in Madrid - would be an important factor in Spain's decision regarding its own representation. He said he was unsure when a final decision would be taken, but assured poloff that he would advise the USG when a representative was selected. 2. (U) Post will relay any updated information regarding Spanish plans for participating in the Oslo conference. MANZANARES