The parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia passed the resolution unanimously on Feb. 26. Montilla’s letter to Davutoğlu was dated March 9, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Burak Özügergin announced on Thursday.
In his letter, Montilla “apologized on behalf of the Catalonia administration; expressed that the decision is inappropriate and confirmed the importance he attached to friendly relations with the Turkish people and the government,” Özügergin said.
Ankara had already conveyed its reaction over the Catalonia vote to both Spanish national government officials and local Catalonian officials, while voicing their expectation that this injudicious decision will remedied. Foreign Minister Davutoğlu also contacted his Spanish counterpart, Miguel Angel Moratinos, and pointed out that neither local nor national parliaments have the authority to judge history.
