Thursday, May 17, 2012

ETA's Offer For Talks Rejected By Spain


Spain Rejects Eta Talks Request And Demands Disbandment -- BBC

The Spanish government has rejected a request from the Basque militant group Eta for talks, seven months into its truce, and called on it to disband.

The separatist group had sent a message to the AFP news agency announcing it had set up a team to conduct a "direct dialogue" with Spain and France.

Eta called for a "definitive solution" to the "ongoing conflict".

But Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said Spain would never negotiate with the group.

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Update: Spain rejects calls to negotiate with ETA -- The Telegraph

My Comment
: Spain is not going to have any talks with the ETA in it's present form. The best hope for the ETA will be at the ballot box .... but this is probably an option that they feel will not be to their benefit.

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