Spain PM: ”I will not discuss the unity of Spain”
September 29, 2015
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday he was ready to collaborate with the next Catalan government and hold talks but always “within the law,” Reuters reported. “There are many things that can be discussed. But while I am the [head] of the government, I will not discuss the unity of Spain, the national sovereignty or the freedom of all Spaniards,” Rajoy said. “I am ready to listen, but I am not ready to get rid of the law,” he added. After their victory in regional elections Sunday, Catalan separatists claim they have won a mandate to move forward with independence. They also called Monday on the government in Madrid to accept a democratic referendum on the issue.