Catalan government suspends declaration of independence

President Carles Puigdemont says he will pursue negotiations with Spanish government in hope of resolving conflict
The Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, has pulled the region back from the brink of an unprecedented showdown with the Spanish government by proposing the suspension of a declaration of independence to allow for negotiations to resolve Spain’s worst political crisis for 40 years.
Addressing the Catalan parliament on Tuesday evening, Puigdemont said that, while the referendu