Jimmy Carter calls for catalan independence

Jimmy Carter received this week the 'Catalonia's award'from the President of Catalonia, Josep Montilla.

In his speech, former President Jimmy Carter said that 9/11in 1714 was worse for Catalonia than 9/11 for the USA: “I have learnt that 9/11, a dreadful date for my country in 2001, was even worse for Catalonia in 1714.” If a referendum on the independence of Catalonia is held and should the Catalan government ask him, the Carter Foundation will send observers to evaluate whether the vote is conducted correctly and ensure that the will of the Catalan people is expressed clearly. His foundation has already participated in 78 electoral polls, but a referendum in Catalonia will not really require the presence of his observers, more needed in difficult polls where democratic guarantees are hardly present, which is not the case in Catalonia (Search The Indissoluble Unity of Spain).

In his acceptance speech of the 22nd International Catalonia Prize for his defence of peace and human rights, Carter underlined that the American and Catalan people “are very resilient and know how to recover their strength and face the future with courage.” Catalan President Jose Montilla linked the defence of democracy undertaken by Carter with the Supreme Court ruling on the Catalan Statute: “Catalonia has a deep vocation of self-rule. To govern is to take actions which will change the course of history. Catalans are a people who recognise themselves in pacts and agreements.” Carter gave thanks for this award so identified with the development of peace and human rights, which are also the values his foundation defends. He called for Catalans to be patient and to remain confident despite the Supreme Court ruling which has caused so much anguish in Catalan society and among the political class: “The unique character of Catalan social life will be admired for another thousand years. No Court can ever deny the heritage of the Catalan people.”