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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."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.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.He also ordered a review of military trials for terror suspects and a ban on harsh interrogation methods.
Relations between Spain and the US were strained after Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was elected in March 2004 and fulfilled a campaign promise to withdraw all 1,300 Spanish soldiers serving in the US-led war in Iraq.
But Mr Moratinos said the meeting with Mrs Clinton heralded "a new stage in relations between the United States and Spain is opening that is more intense, more productive".