The sale of Spanish aircrafts to Venezuela, Cuban situation and the new panorama in Bolivia were some of the issues Tom Shannon, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, addressed Monday with Spanish Foreign Affairs officials.

"They reviewed bilateral concerns in Latin America," Spanish diplomatic sources told AFP on Tuesday.

When asked about the countries related to such "concerns" Spain and US dealt with, the source conceded that they talked about Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia, but he would not mention them explicitly.

Washington move last January 13th to prevent Spain from selling 12 aircrafts to Hugo Chávez' government because they comprise US technology is the latest chapter in US-Spain damaged bilateral relations.

"In a region in so much need of political stability, the actions and frequent statements of the Venezuelan government are contributing to the regional instability," said Washington in a communiqué announcing the US veto on the transaction.

US-Spain relations have been seriously affected since President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero took office, as his first move was to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq.