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In response to Carles Puigdemont’s negotiation dialogues with the Spanish government, Leftist CUP party member Anna Gabriel was quoted by news agency Reyters on Wednesday saying: “You say we are suspending the effects because we are going to negotiation and mediation. Negotiation and mediation with whom? With a Spanish state that continues to harass and persecute us?” (Source: Reuters)