President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani has said that no one will recognize Catalonia as an independent country.
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Giornale, he said that Catalonia's independence violated the constitutional structure of Spain, which in turn is part of the European Union's structure.
That's why Catalonia's secession from Spain is tantamount to Catalonia's secession from Europe, according to Tajani.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Moscow's position on the situation in Catalonia remains unchanged and that Moscow respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Spain.
South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitriy Medoev, for his part, told Sputnik that "the South Ossetian leadership will consider the recognition of Catalonia's independence, if it receives a corresponding request from Catalonia."
Flags of #Spain and #EU taken down as #Catalonia declares independence #Catalan #CataloniaIndependence #CatalonianReferendum @zvezda_int pic.twitter.com/U8bGZAZPRB
— NFTV (@nftvnews) 27 октября 2017 г.
Zeljka Cvijanovic, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, tweeted that his region of Bosnia and Herzegovina could become the first to recognize Catalan independence, while its neighbor Serbia said it supports the territorial integrity of Spain.
As Catalan parliament debates response to Madrid's likely take over of the region, protesters scream #CataloniaIndependence @FRANCE24 pic.twitter.com/3T5pO7D0Ik
— aurore cloé dupuis (@aurorecloe) 27 октября 2017 г.
On October 1, more than 90 percent of the 2.26 million Catalans, who took part in the independence referendum, supported Catalonia's secession from Spain. Although the vote was deemed illegal by Madrid, Catalonia's authorities decided to proceed with the region's breakaway bid.
