David Cameron on Catalunya's independence: “Let the people decide”
Friday, June 14, 2013 @ 1:09 PM
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has advised Spain's president Mariano Rajoy to 'let the people decide' over the secession of Catalunya.
The Conservative leader has reproached Rajoy for trying to block a referendum over whether Catalunya can become a separate country, saying that such a referendum was indeed going to go ahead amid calls for Scottish independence.
During a meeting with reporters prior to the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, Cameron stressed that 'you cannot ignore issues such as nationality, independence and identity'.
In the case of the sovereignty debate, the UK PM said: “The correct thing to do is present your arguments, defend them and let the people decide – but I would never want to tell people in Spain how to deal with their own challenges. This is something the Spanish government and president need to decide.”
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