Madrid, OCT 11, SPA -- Senegal on Wednesday surprisingly refused to signan agreement allowing the repatriation of illegal refugees extraditedfrom Spain, REPORTED DPA. Tidiane Gadio, foreign minister of the West African state, toldhis Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos that Senegal willcontinue to take in its nationals extradited from Spain, but that thecountry prefers to sign the agreement at a later date. Spanish diplomats put the delay down to Senegalese presidentialelections due in early 2007. The extradition of refugees from Spain has caused heated debate inSenegal, and President Abdoulaye Wade might fear to lose votes bysigning a repatriation agreement, Spanish diplomats said. Spain has adopted the policy to grant more development aid toAfrican states if they agree to take back illegal migrants. On Monday, Moratinos signed agreements with Gambia and Guinea,whereby Spain agreed to pay each country development aid amounting tofive million euros (6.1 million dollars), and to forgive Guinea adebt of eight million euros. The Spanish foreign minister had hoped to reach a similaragreement with Dakar.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/395528