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US considers Catalonia `integral part of Spain`: State Dept
The United States considers Catalonia an `integral part of Spain` and supports Madrid`s measures to keep Spain `strong and united,` the State Department said Friday after Catalan lawmakers voted to declare independence.
District of Columbia: The United States considers Catalonia an "integral part of Spain" and supports Madrid`s measures to keep Spain "strong and united," the State Department said Friday after Catalan lawmakers voted to declare independence.
"The United States enjoys a great friendship and an enduring partnership with our NATO ally Spain," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.
"Catalonia is an integral part of Spain, and the United States supports the Spanish government`s constitutional measures to keep Spain strong and united."