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The Local Government City of Cartagena advance to Monday, September 7, its regular meeting scheduled for Friday 11, in order to approve the accession of Cartagena to the inter-city network to receive refugees.

The proposal has been submitted by the council area of Quality of Life, Health, Consumer Affairs and Environment, Francisco Calderon, and refers to the historical friendly, supportive, tolerant and multicultural character of the city and its inhabitants;

while declaring the desire to support and promote all measures that favor the refugees, from other territories, they may be welcomed and protected in the city of Cartagena and seek solutions that respond to the plight of these persons.

The initiative also recalled that Cartagena is one of the founders of the Network of Intercultural Cities of Spain (RECI) has signed with the Council of Europe a commitment by respect for their fundamental values, especially human rights, principles of democracy and the rule of law foundation.

Also it stresses that thus the Municipal Government wants to give voice to the feeling of all Cartagena to the sad images that accompany us daily and demonstrate the humanitarian tragedy that our society is suffering.

Finally it urges the Government of the Nation that the necessary measures be taken to provide facilities to the welcoming city councils of people and refugee families, looking for a place to save their lives and those of their children, relocating rights in value human and a model city where everyone is important, from this moment and provide municipal collaboration to welcome these refugees, initiating contacts with associations and administrations to articulate formulas host.

Besides this case, the Board of Governors is expected to approve others, including the multi-annual expenditure required for the celebration of Christmas and the Three Kings, and the proposal of local groups who have asked each of them is the one more extension of temporary staff at your service, in order to better develop their activity.

The meeting will be chaired by the mayor, Jose Lopez, and will be held from 12:30 in the council room of the Town Hall.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena