Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures while meeting with pro-independence Catalan leader Quim Torra at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Juan Medina
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met pro-independence Catalan leader Quim Torra on Monday for the first time, in a move that signals a softening of tensions between Madrid and Barcelona after a bitter political standoff.
Catalonia unilaterally declared independence last October, prompting the then-conservative government of Mariano Rajoy to impose direct rule from Madrid. Torra's newly-elected administration in the wealthy region continues to push for a split from Spain.
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