Cablegate: Spain Requests Ministerial-Level U.S.-Eu Climate

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STATE FOR S/SECC TODD STERN, JONATHAN PERSHING, AND RACHEL
KASTENBERG, OES/EGC BARBARA DEROSA-JOYNT, EUR/ERA MATTHEW
BEH, EUR/WE,
NSC FOR DEPUTY NSA FROMAN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KGHG SENV SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN REQUESTS MINISTERIAL-LEVEL U.S.-EU CLIMATE
CHANGE CONSULTATIONS

REF: MADRID 68

1. On February 22 Ambassador Solomont received a letter from
Spanish Secretary of State (vice minister) for Climate Change
Teresa Ribera requesting, on behalf of the EU, consultations
with the USG on climate change at the ministerial level. The
text of the letter is as follows:

(begin text)
Dear Ambassador,

The current Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European
Union is persuaded of the need to continue the international
dialogue on climate change, after the Copenhaguen Accord.

Therefore, I will invite the European Commission and Belgium,
as troika of the EU, to come with us to undertake
consultations with your country at Ministerial level.

I would be grateful if you can relay this proposal to Mr.
Todd Stern, Especial (sic) Envoy as well as Mr. Michael
Froman, from the Executive Office in order to fix a
convenient date in the next weeks. With pleasure we are
flexible to meet on the occasion of any international event
or to visit your country

Look forward to your answer

Yours sincerely,

Teresa Ribera Rodriguez
Secretary of State for Climate change.
(end text)

2. Please advise if post should respond directly to
Secretary Ribera and, if so, what the response should be.

3. ESTH officer Ari Nathan is Embassy Madrid's POC for this
activity (nathana@state.gov, nathanax@state.sgov.gov,
011.34.91.587.2290).
SOLOMONT

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