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Spanish Prime Minister Rebuffs Catalonian Leaders

23/12/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Spanish Prime Minister Rebuffs Catalonian Leaders

Spain’s prime minister sidesteps a new call to negotiate the future status of Catalonia

Spain’s prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, says he will work with a new Catalonian government, following Thursday’s elections in the region, but insists that independence talks are not an option.

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(Image: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gives a press conference one day after the Catalan regional elections, at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, on 22nd December 22, 2017. Credit: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images)

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