Catalan president attends meeting of new Commission for Mediation

(6 Oct 2017) Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont has met with a newly-formed Independent Commission for Mediation established by a group of Catalan lawyers, academics and other civil-society groups, including Barcelona football club.
The delegation was led by Barcelona Bar Association's Dean, Maria Eugenia Gay.
Catalonia's separatist authorities have vowed to use a pro-independence victory in a disputed referendum to go ahead with secession while calling for Spain's central government to accept a dialogue.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has rejected any negotiation on secession.
There was no mention of any vote in Friday's call by speaker Carme Forcadell for the new session.
Spain's Constitutional Court had suspended a Catalan parliament meeting set for Monday.
Opposition lawmakers called on separatist parties to respect the session's agenda and to refrain from using the meeting for introducing a vote on secession.

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