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Since he has decided not to present himself for re-election next May as the Socialist President of Extremadura, a post he has held for a great number of years, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Ibarra, who was never one to hide his views, has recently given an extensive interview to a leading daily paper. In it, he has some very harsh words for the policy of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his negotiations with the Basque terror group Eta. He stated that ‘every time there is a new Prime Minister, Eta always puts an offer for talks on the table’ and went on: “If these talks were to go ahead, I would sit at the table with the head of the opposition beside me, and jointly we would tell them ‘look, I who rule Spain at this time say no to talks, and the persion sitting next to me, who may be Prime Minister soon, also refuses to enter into negotiations. You should loose any hope in this regard’”.
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The National Courts in Madrid are currently deciding what stance they should take after it was revealed yesterday that Arturo Cubillas and his wife – both of whom were named as officers in the government of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez -are members of the Basque terror group Eta with criminal charges against them. Currently, Cubillas has a series of charges pending against him for four killings he is alleged to have carried out between 1984 and 1985. However, no extradition warrant has been issued up to this point.
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Meanwhile it has also been revealed that the Spanish Foreign ministry knew at least three weeks ago of the intentions of Mr Chavez to nominate Cubillas and his wife to jobs in government, yet declined to take any action.
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon has appeared to hold his position as the lead contender for the United Nations Secretary-generalship after the term of the current Secretary General – Kofi Annan – expires this December .He is the only one amongst the seven candidates to get these votes and in the latest polls, he received 13 votes in favour, one against and one of no opinion.
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French Socialist leader Lionel Jospin yesterday revealed that he does not intends to take part in a run-off race in the party to decide the nominee for the upcoming Presidential elections. This statement from Mr. Jospin leaves the way clear for Segolene Royal as the possible first choice for the party. However, Mr. Jospin refused yesterday to give any gesture of support to Miss Royal.
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