Around the World: Spain

Gitmo settlement likely

Spain is ready to take between three and five inmates from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, newspaper El Pais reported yesterday, citing government officials.

Senior US State Department official Daniel Fried was due to meet officials from the Spanish Foreign Ministry in Madrid yesterday to discuss possible relocation of detainees from Guantanamo, Spanish and US embassy officials said. But they could not confirm the El Pais report about how many if any detainees Spain might be prepared to take.