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World Service,2 mins
'We see no gesture' Catalan spokesperson, Elsa Artadi, criticises Spanish government
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Pro-independence demonstrators in Catalonia have blocked a number of roads in protest at a Spanish cabinet meeting taking place in the regional capital, Barcelona. As the meeting began, riot police were engaged in a tense stand-off with protesters. A spokeswoman for the Catalan regional government -- Elsa Artadi -- tells Dan Damon why the decision to meet in Barcelona isn't conciliatory. (Photo: pro-independence protesters in Barcelona. Credit: Reuters)
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