via ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war , ▁currently ▁dealing ▁with ▁current ▁affairs ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Ab id jan ▁( I v ory ▁Coast ) ▁being ▁acc red ited ▁before ▁the ▁Liber ian ▁authorities . ▁Between ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Spain ▁had ▁disp la ced ▁a ▁diplom at ▁in ▁Mon ro via , ▁also ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁covering ▁Sierra ▁Le one . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁First ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Spain , ▁M ª ▁Ter esa ▁Fernández ▁de ▁la ▁V ega , ▁made ▁an ▁official ▁trip ▁to ▁Liber ia , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Co operation , ▁Sor aya ▁Rodríguez , ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁Áng el ▁L oss ada . ▁ ▁Co operation ▁ ▁Although ▁Liber ia ▁has ▁not ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁a ▁country ▁of ▁co operation ▁for ▁Spain , ▁and ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁a ▁priority ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁master ▁plans ▁of ▁Spanish ▁co operation , ▁Spain ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁this ▁West ▁African ▁country ▁has ▁become ▁evident ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁through ▁the ▁real ization ▁and ▁participation ▁( bil ater ally ▁and ▁mult il ater ally ) ▁in ▁a ▁whole ▁series ▁of ▁co operation ▁actions ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁the ▁living ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁citizens hip ▁or ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁consequences ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁armed ▁conflict ,