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Catalonia's leader ignores Madrid's ultimatum, renews appeal for dialog

Tuesday, 17 October 2017 2:31 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 17 October 2017 2:33 AM ]

Catalan regional government president Carles Puigdemont delivers a speech on the sidelines of a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona on October 15, 2017. (AFP)

Kusai Kedri
Press TV, Barcelona

Madrid has warned Catalonia's government to give up its plans for independence or see the region's autonomy suspended. The new deadline will come into effect Thursday. Earlier, Spain rejected the Catalan president's call for dialog over a two-month timeline. Kusai Kedri reports.

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