The Spanish government is to make any decisions "that may benefit Spain and the interest of its industrial sector" with "transparency and clarity," said Thursday Spanish Defense Minister José Bono in a reference to the planned sale of military equipment to Venezuela, Efe reported.

Bono's comments came in response to a controversy concerning the likely signature of a sales agreement under which Spanish firms are to sell 12 aircrafts and eight frigates to Venezuela.

When asked about the possibility that the United States denies authorization for such operation, as the equipment involved comprise US technology, Bono said he would do "anything the Spanish government decides to do."