Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalonia regional leader Quim Torra met Wednesday to begin dialogue to end secessionist-related violence in Spain, which has stemmed from previous Catalan attempts at independence.
When he was elected to office, Sanchez promised to hold talks on the subject -- which has been a divisive one in Spain and its autonomous Catalonia region since a formal effort to secede in 2017.