Mallorca for peace. No to War!

The Platform for Democracy and Social Globalisation has called a demonstration against the war in Iraq that will start on February 15 at 6 p.m. in the Plaza Espanya in Palma. The movement is part of the Day of Global Action against the war, day in which demonstrations will take place all over the world.

At the same time, the president of the Balearic Government, Francesc Antich, has sent a letter to the president of the Spanish Government, José María Aznar, where he communicates the agreement adopted by the Balearic Government on January 24 to manifest against the military intervention in Iraq and ask the Spanish Government not to use the ports and airports of the Balearics if finally the war takes place.

Meanwhile, the Executive Board of the Balearic University has issued a communiqué that has been sent to the President of the Spanish Government and to the United States Ambassador in Spain, where they pronounce against the war in Iraq and ask the Spanish Government to defend a peaceful solution to the conflict in all the international forums.

Update (11/02/2003): On Tuesday the Parliament of the Balearics, with the votes in favour of all the parliamentary groups except the one formed by the Partido Popular that will oppose, will approve an institutional declaration against the war in Iraq. In contrary, the Parliament in Madrid has rejected a declaration against the war that has had the support of all the opposition and the vote against by the members of parliament of the Partido Popular. The discussion of the motion presented in the Balearic Parliament has coincided with the arrival in the Port of Palma of the destroyer USS Oscar Austin. This fact has motivated the letter that the president of the Balearic Government, Francesc Antich, has sent to the Prime Minister of the Central Government, José María Aznar, asking for explanations.

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Datum: 06/02/2003

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