As suggested last week on Afoe, the Spanish parliament yesterday voted ‘yes’ to talks with ETA, if ETA is prepared to lay down its arms.
Spain’s parliament last night gave prime minister Jos? Luis Rodr?guez Zapatero the go-ahead to open negotiations with armed Basque separatist group Eta if it shows it is ready to abandon terrorism.
“The best homage we can pay to the victims of terrorism is to finish with Eta,” Diego L?pez Garrido, spokesman for the ruling Socialists, told parliament. “Eta is weak … and we have to make the most of this weakness.”
The main opposition party, the conservative People’s party, warned Mr Zapatero that his efforts to lure Eta to the negotiating table would backfire.
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