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The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) is a Public Law Entity attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation through the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America (SECIPI). It is, as established by Law 23/1998, of July 7, on International Development Cooperation, the management body of the Spanish policy of international cooperation for development, and its object, according to the Statute of the Agency, is the promotion, management and execution of public policies for international development cooperation, aimed at fighting poverty and achieving sustainable human development in developing countries, particularly those included in the Master Plan in force every four years.The fight against poverty is the final objective of the Spanish policy of international cooperation for development. This is part of the external action of the State and is based on an interdependent and solidary conception of international society.