Armed group ETA seeks international mediators - report [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Armed group ETA seeks international mediators - report
1 hour 3 mins ago

The Basque separatist group ETA, which declared a truce this month, has called for international mediation to end one of Europe's longest guerrilla conflicts, the Spanish daily Gara said on Sunday, citing a press release.

ETA, seeking an independent Basque homeland formed from parts of northern Spain and southern France, has been badly hit by recent arrests of key members and by concerted action by Spanish, French and Portuguese police to search out arms caches.

The ETA statement urged the international community "to push for and participate in the organisation of a democratic process to give a permanent, just and democratic solution to a centuries old political conflict."

The group, which has killed over 850 people since 1968, called a truce on September 5 but gave no details of its duration or plans to disarm, leading Spain's government to dismiss the announcement.

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