The Catalan express Carles Puigdemont It has gathered this Tuesday in Waterloo (Belgium) With the leader of EH Bildu, Arnaldo Otegiwith whom he has dealt with “the new geopolitical context” and “the strategic autonomy that the European Union must assume.”
This meeting is part of the contact round that Otegi has started after being re -elected general secretary of EH Bildu And it is the first trip to Belgium since he assumed that responsibility in February.
In a joint statement, Junts and EH Bildu commit themselves “to continue working tirelessly so that political, cultural and linguistic rights of the Basque people and the Catalan people are recognized and guaranteed“
In the meeting, in which the Secretary of Political Relations of the Abertzale, has also participated, Gorka Elejabarrietaand that has lasted two hours, Puigdemont and Otegi have shared impressions about the current political situation and have put in common “The challenges faced by Euskal Herria and Catalunya in an increasingly changing and uncertain international context.”
“Both delegations have had the opportunity to reflect and exchange proposals and analysis on the paper that European institutions must play against the new geopolitical context And they have discussed the strategic autonomy that the European Union must assume, “they explain.
Puigdemont and Otegi have been located “to keep the interlocution open” among their respective formations political formations before “The challenges that occur from the Basque and Catalan scene.”
The encounter between them has developed “in a cordial, constructive and respectful atmosphere“Junts and EH Bildu stand out in their joint note.
