Obama refused Rajoy's demand that he make a statement against the independenc...
During the press conference after his meeting with Obama in Washington, Mariano Rajoy tried to avoid talking about the independence problem in Catalonia. He didn't make it, because a question from one of the journalists present in the Oval Office slipped in. There was a hidden reason: the president of the United States' team had vetoed that issue. The President of the Government was interested in getting Obama to speak publicly about the Catalan issue , to criticize and even condemn it. There were efforts from La Moncloa, but they were negative. As El Confidencial Digital has learned from diplomatic sources, the message that reached the Presidency Cabinet, from Washington, was very clear: “The status of Catalonia is an internal Spanish issue . ” “You will have to solve it yourself” The response was received in Madrid just days before both leaders held the meeting at the White House, precisely during the days in which the teams of both presidents were closing the work agenda for the momentous meeting. The response came, specifically, from the United States National Security Council, which is the body in charge of advising Barack Obama on foreign policy matters. The sources to which ECD has had access reveal that the message from the White House hid another message for the Government of Mariano Rajoy.
Not only did he refer to the fact that the issue of Catalonia was an internal matter for Spain, and therefore it was not appropriate to discuss it in the bilateral meeting, but he also reminded him that it is an issue that the Spanish Executive must resolve in accordancePhone Number List with national laws and the Constitution: "You will have to solve it yourself." “Independence will not happen” Despite the refusal, Rajoy had to speak to Obama about the independence of Catalonia. At the brief press conference at the White House, the President of the Government was surprised by a journalist's question . The head of the Executive got out of the situation by stating that this eventual independence “is not going to happen ”, and adding that “political instability and uncertainty do not help” the recovery. Meanwhile, Barack Obama completely avoided the question - so as not to skip the script - and only referred to the economic situation in general, without making direct mention of Catalonia. The president of the United States insisted to Rajoy that the priority objective was to stabilize the economy: "The most important thing is growth and reducing unemployment, which is very high and has hit Spain hard." Rajoy sought Obama's support Sources close to the President of the Government admit to this confidentiality that Rajoy would have positively valued a statement by Obama against the secessionist process initiated in Catalonia. However, they confirm that the Catalan issue was not on the agenda of matters to be discussed between the two leaders.
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The head of the Executive considers that he has already obtained the support of the majority of European leaders to try to appease Artur Mas' plans. Many of them, from Durao Barroso to Van Rompuy, have warned the president of the Generalitat that “independence would automatically cause the territory to leave the EU .” Obama's endorsement was considered "very important" by Rajoy's team, specifically as part of the Executive's offensive to avoid the sovereignty consultation in Catalonia, called for next November 9 .The Congress of Deputies will debate, twice, the draft law to hold an independence consultation in Catalonia. The text approved by the Parliament will not be discussed in the Chamber until September, but CiU, ERC and ICV will present the same text to the Table so that it can be processed from mid-February. Yesterday, Thursday, the Parliament approved the draft law that asks the Government to transfer the necessary powers that allow the Generalitat to call a self-determination referendum . The letter has already been sent to the president of Congress, Jesús Posada, by his counterpart from the regional chamber, Núria de Gisbert. Well, as El Confidencial Digital has learned , the text sent from Catalonia will have to wait a few months to be debated in Congress .
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