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| Spain may take Guantanamo inmates | Spain may take Guantanamo inmates |
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| Spain's foreign minister has said his country is prepared "in principle" to take in some inmates released from the Guantanamo Bay US military camp. | Spain's foreign minister has said his country is prepared "in principle" to take in some inmates released from the Guantanamo Bay US military camp. |
| Miguel Angel Moratinos was speaking after a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington. | Miguel Angel Moratinos was speaking after a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington. |
| He said Spain would consider taking prisoners on a case by case basis and only under acceptable legal conditions. | He said Spain would consider taking prisoners on a case by case basis and only under acceptable legal conditions. |
| About 250 people are still held in the camp, which President Barack Obama has ordered to be shut down within a year. | About 250 people are still held in the camp, which President Barack Obama has ordered to be shut down within a year. |
| Mr Moratinos said Mrs Clinton had asked him for "help in solving this drama, this unacceptable tragedy of the prisoners at Guantanamo". | Mr Moratinos said Mrs Clinton had asked him for "help in solving this drama, this unacceptable tragedy of the prisoners at Guantanamo". |
| "We are prepared to cooperate. Our teams will make contact to legally study each case on a case by case basis," he told Spanish media. | |
| In January, Mr Obama signed orders to close the controversial prison camp "no later than one year from now" as well as all overseas CIA detention centres. | |
| He also ordered a review of military trials for terror suspects and a ban on harsh interrogation methods. |