MADRID, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish and French governments on Monday held a symbolic act here to commemorate the end of the Basque separatist group ETA.
ETA confirmed in May the dissolution of all its structures through a letter sent to several Basque institutions and political leaders.
The act at the Palacio de la Moncloa, the official residence of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid, was attended by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, as well as former Spanish leaders, Felipe Gonzalez and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and associations representing over 800 victims of ETA.
Philippe used the act to hand over wax seals and documents recovered from ETA in France. He said the documents showed the "ruinous engineering of the terrorists" and they also told "the story of many people who risked their lives in France to combat ETA," and highlighted that the two nations continue to work together in the fight against terrorism.
Sanchez thanked France for its aid in combatting ETA and aiding the eventual "victory" against the organization.
"Today we pay homage to the collaboration and cooperation between countries who fight for the same cause, to give a deep and heartfelt homage to the triumph of the victims and that of a social and democratic State," said Sanchez.
