On the second day of their visit Barcelona, the Szekler National Council delegation was received by Josep Rull i Andreu, Deputy General Secretary of the CDC and Secretary of the Catalonian parliament. He informed the members of the delegation about Catalonia’s situation and perspectives. Izsák Balázs, the president of the Szekler National Council stressed again that the Szekler people supports the Catalan efforts, the creation of a free and independent Catalan state, as in a democracy, the will of the people must be respected and Spain also must accept this. Subsequently MP Mireia Canais i Botines presented to the guests the building of the parliament as well as the history and functioning of the institution.
During the day, meetings were held with civil society organizations, on topic of the citizens’ initiative for the protection of national regions, and possible cooperation. In the Ministry of Culture, the Szekler National Council’s delegation had talks with experts on linguistic rights, presented the problems regarding the use of the Hungarian language in Romania, and learned about the status of the three official languages in Catalonian.
The press office of the Szekler National Council
Sepsiszentgyörgy, the 14th of September 2012
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