Declaring outright independence in a speech before the kaplan parliament he called for the escalation of tension and said he was ready for dialogue with the Spanish Government he said millions of his citizens believe catalonia should have its own stay in that he had a clear mandate to declare independence but wants to negotiate fast. As president its my responsibility to declare that catalonia should become an independent state in the shape of a republic we asked the parliament to suspend any effects of the declaration of independence so that we can have dialogue and so that we can find the necessary solution we need to lower tensions and show our will and commitment to meet the demands of the catalan people alive now to join hollers outside the Catalan Parliament in barcelona jonah was this the announcement many people were expecting. Well i think a lot of people would have gone away deeply disappointed staunch secessionists to the hope perhaps that this was going to be their night bu
And im Richelle Carey this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. Calling for a dialogue with the trade first catalonians leader steps back i mean immediate at the ration of independents. Kenyas Opposition Leader withdraws from the president ial Election Rerun says the Election Commission will give him a fair chance. A major Cholera Immunization Campaign begins in bangladeshs for hendra muslims can tell you to please me and mark. Announcing multimillion dollar awards for two has a lot of fish oils the u. S. Steps up pressure on the Lebanese Group and its backers iraq. With a sports news us three time fee for world cup runners up the middletons will not be going to next years tournament in russia all of that and more later this news though. A news leader has stepped back from declaring immediate and dependence and instead calling for talks to resolve spains worst political crisis in decades Officials Say ninety percent of voters supported independence in th
A symbolic declaration although its unclear if it has any legal status reports from barcelona. He arrived at the Parliament Building bristling with expectation a heavy Police Presence into the weighty announcement to come but carlos president of catalonia is Regional Government stopped short of a full declaration of independence. As president its my responsibility to declare that catalonia should become an independent state in the shape of a public. Should become the words greeted with brown zing applause in the chamber before the independent state party was put on hold. We asked the parliament to suspend any effects of the declaration of independence so that we can have dialogue and so that we can find the necessary solution we need to lower tensions and show our will and commitment to meet the demands of the catalan people the reaction in madrid came swiftly and this course not kato your present day and age that the speech that the catalan president has made today is a speech by a pe
In wildfires in the u. S. State of california thousands of firefighters are battling twenty two fires in the northern part of the state those are the headlines news continues analogous here after inside story keep it or. Catalonia has signed a symbolic declaration of independence from spain. Is now calling for talks with madrid but the Spanish Government is refusing to negotiate with its worst political crisis in decades now only stoled not result whats the way forward for the country this is inside story. Hello again. The leaders of spains catalonia region a calling on the world to recognize it as an independent and sovereign state but not just yet they choose day the catalonian president put its independence bit on hold by suspending the declaration he says he wants to try to negotiate with the Spanish Government first but the government in madrid says that spains unity is guaranteed by the constitution and cannot be questioned so with the two sides on such extreme ends of the issue
From westerners so that. If it does solve some of the real cool issue which is separating these two sides its a nearby i think it would be and something of an increased surprise and certainly the ones to work before we will be negotiations took place i could be optimistic it will come those ideas about what could be achieved but there are also differences a muscle saying it he knew is not on the table had not been part of its we talked discussions to put you. Out in the private market are still conducting the consequence of being so you they wouldnt accept a situation without the government just provides services youre very needy now population in gaza. Plays in the kenyan capital have used tear gas to disperse opposition protesters calling for changes to the Electoral Commission confusion is mounting over this months repeat president ial vote Officials Say opposition candidate will be on the ballot despite his withdrawal on tuesday. Spains Prime Minister has given. Purged a month unti