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THE STRUGGLE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE CATALONIAN PEOPLE ENTERS A NEW STAGE: THE INTERVIEW WITH JUAN MERELO-BARBERA
17:30, 14 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The upcoming election in Catalonia
on November 25 can become a unique precursor of the independence
referendum of Catalonia. "Armenpress" had a conversation with the
member of the International Union of Criminal Lawyers, the lecturer of
the Philosophy of Jurisprudence in the Barcelona University Professor
Juan Merelo-Barbera.
- Recently one can hear conversations about the 2014 referendum for
the self-determination of Catalonia very frequently. Why 2014 and
not this year or 2013 for instance?
- Two nationalistic parties - Esquerra Republicana and Convergencia
y Union have made this decision. 2014 is the year of the 300th
anniversary of the defeat of Barcelona in the combat for the Spanish
heritage. September 11 is the national Holliday of Catalonia. It is
a nonworking day. This year the holiday has been celebrated in the
atmosphere of mass protests, the people introduced the claim for
freedom. In that very day the suggestion of referendum has been made.
Notwithstanding, the final dates have not been clarified yet.
- After the country of the Basks it was Catalonia to recognize the
Armenian Genocide. Most of us are interested why Spain does not want
to join those countries recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
- Spain is against all kinds of national questions, as a state
Spain did not manage to overcome its problems, which mostly are of
a sentimental origin. For instance, Spain contradicts nationalism
to the issues regarding the Basques or Catalans and considers the
arguments of the sides from hostile point of view and not from the
viewpoint of establishing relations and coexistence. In this respect
It's quiet natural that Spain equally does not accept the national
principles of other nations as well. This state likes a centripetal
position. And after all, what is the discussion about, if Spain has
not recognized even the independence of Kosovo? (THE FULL VERSION OF
THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
The interview by Artur Ghukasyan
17:30, 14 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The upcoming election in Catalonia
on November 25 can become a unique precursor of the independence
referendum of Catalonia. "Armenpress" had a conversation with the
member of the International Union of Criminal Lawyers, the lecturer of
the Philosophy of Jurisprudence in the Barcelona University Professor
Juan Merelo-Barbera.
- Recently one can hear conversations about the 2014 referendum for
the self-determination of Catalonia very frequently. Why 2014 and
not this year or 2013 for instance?
- Two nationalistic parties - Esquerra Republicana and Convergencia
y Union have made this decision. 2014 is the year of the 300th
anniversary of the defeat of Barcelona in the combat for the Spanish
heritage. September 11 is the national Holliday of Catalonia. It is
a nonworking day. This year the holiday has been celebrated in the
atmosphere of mass protests, the people introduced the claim for
freedom. In that very day the suggestion of referendum has been made.
Notwithstanding, the final dates have not been clarified yet.
- After the country of the Basks it was Catalonia to recognize the
Armenian Genocide. Most of us are interested why Spain does not want
to join those countries recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
- Spain is against all kinds of national questions, as a state
Spain did not manage to overcome its problems, which mostly are of
a sentimental origin. For instance, Spain contradicts nationalism
to the issues regarding the Basques or Catalans and considers the
arguments of the sides from hostile point of view and not from the
viewpoint of establishing relations and coexistence. In this respect
It's quiet natural that Spain equally does not accept the national
principles of other nations as well. This state likes a centripetal
position. And after all, what is the discussion about, if Spain has
not recognized even the independence of Kosovo? (THE FULL VERSION OF
THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
The interview by Artur Ghukasyan