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ETA announces ceasefire in Spain
"This is good news for all Spaniards...the government will work with all political forces"
"The aim of this decision is to launch a democratic process in the Basque country ... At the end of this process, Basque citizens will be able to have a voice and the power to decide their future."
- Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega
"The aim of this decision is to launch a democratic process in the Basque country ... At the end of this process, Basque citizens will be able to have a voice and the power to decide their future."
- Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega
Madrid, Spain - The armed Basque separatist organisation ETA announced on Wednesday it is declaring a permanent ceasefire, a condition set by Spain's government for the opening of talks with the group.
Spanish First Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega welcomed the ETA statement and said the government hopes the ceasefire means the "beginning of the end" of violence.