Catalan's president urged the European Union to support the nation's bid for independence from Spain stating that the Spanish government would attempt to obstruct any referendum, reports Reuters.
The calls for support were expressed in letters, dating December, which were made public on Thursday.
Writing to the German Chancellor Angela Merkhel, the Catalan President, Artur Mas, said,
The calls for support were expressed in letters, dating December, which were made public on Thursday.
Writing to the German Chancellor Angela Merkhel, the Catalan President, Artur Mas, said,
"Contrary to some reports, there are a number of legal and constitutional options which allow this referendum to take place in Catalonia,"
"I am confident I can rely on you to encourage the peaceful, democratic, transparent, and European process to which I and a vast majority of the Catalan people are fully committed."