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New Leaders Of Spain, Catalonia Agree To Reopen Bilateral Talks

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan President Quim Torra met in Madrid on Monday.

New Leaders Of Spain, Catalonia Agree To Reopen Bilateral Talks
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The new leaders of Spain and Catalonia have agreed to reopen bilateral talks in a bid to ease tensions between the two governments.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan President Quim Torra met for two and a half hours on Monday in Madrid. Sanchez called the meeting a "starting point" for getting Spain and Catalonia on the same page.

Sanchez and Torra agreed on certain things, like reactivating the bilateral commission between the State and the Generalitat — which hasn't met since 2011. 

But they disagreed on the idea that Catalonia become independent. Sanchez reportedly reminded the Catalan leader that self-determination isn't allowed under the Spanish constitution. 

The two leaders have reportedly agreed to meet again later this year in Barcelona.