Catalan president delays independence declaration, asks for talks

In a speech many believed could include Catalonia's declaration of independence from Spain, Catalan President Carles Puigdemont instead called for dialogue between the two governments.


Catalonia's president said his government is delaying a declaration of independence to focus on those talks, though he said he has a mandate to lead Catalonia "to become an independent state in the form of a republic."

"We're suspending the declaration of independence for a few weeks, because we want a reasonable dialogue, a mediation with the Spanish state," he said.
  [upi.com]
 10/10/17