SPAIN-POLITICS-CATALONIA-SANCHEZ-TORRA

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) welcomes Catalan regional president Quim Torra (R) at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on July 9, 2018. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalonia's separatist president meet for the first time in Madrid, as Spain's new Socialist government tries to ease tensions over last year's independence drive. The talks come just days after six Catalan leaders in custody near Madrid over their role in the secession bid were transferred to prisons closer to home in what was seen as a sign of appeasement towards the region's pro-independence executive. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)