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Alberto Castillo, president of the Regional Assembly and coordinator of the Natural Disasters group of the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies, has opted for Lorca as the venue for this international event.

The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, along with the vice mayor, Francisco Morales received the president of the Regional Assembly, Alberto Castillo, this morning at the City Hall.

Mateos thanked "the visit of the president of the Regional Assembly, Alberto Castillo, and the good news he brings us, his personal commitment to Lorca and the election of our municipality as the European capital of the study of seismology."

The First Edil explained that "our city will be the scene for the celebration of a conference that will take place on May 11 and 12, coinciding with the ninth anniversary of the earthquakes that occurred in 2011, which will not only go presidents and representatives of the autonomous parliaments throughout Spain but will also have international projection since presidents of parliaments, assemblies or chambers of other member countries of the European Union will also participate. "

Mateos Molina has detailed that "it is about offering our help and the know-how that, after this misfortune, we set in motion since we have the experience, the professionals and the wicker to organize an activity of this magnitude and not only to learn from what that all the experts who meet here from other Autonomous Communities and European cities can teach us, but also to show our experience through slides, books, photographs and 'in situ', visiting the main places where the major damage and check the before and after. "

The mayor of Lorca has indicated that "this event, in addition, will serve as a showcase for Lorca, for its culture, for its heritage and, therefore, will also serve as an impulse, necessary, to continue promoting the candidacy of the Lorquino Embroidery as Intangible Heritage of Humanity, granted by Unesco, and that they know everything that Lorca offers from a tourist, heritage or gastronomic point of view. "

Diego José Mateos has reiterated his gratitude for "betting on Lorca as a municipality to host this international event that will make our municipality the European capital of the study of seismology" and has ensured that "both the City of Lorca and civil society are leaving to dump so that this event lives up to the circumstances and serves as a showcase not only for wisdom, knowledge or knowledge but also as a showcase for the city as a tourist product and city that has much to offer. "

For his part, Alberto Castillo, president of the Regional Assembly, has detailed that "during these days the assistant experts" will analyze that catastrophe from a physical-geological point of view, influencing its consequences, and the difficulty of administrative procedures , both for the different governments, and for the people affected by that event. "

Castillo, who will organize this event as coordinator of the Natural Disasters group of the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE), has shown that "these days are intended to address the problem from within, find the deficiencies of the system, and address the weaknesses and obstacles encountered during the reconstruction process. "

In this regard, the president of the Regional Assembly has pointed out that "one of the main objectives of the working group is to have groups of experts, committees and organizations for the study and the elaboration of action protocols for the phases of prevention, preparation and to respond before possible natural disasters and to use the influence networks of the different regional Parliaments to send them to the corresponding public institutions ".

Alberto Castillo stressed that "the choice of Lorca as the setting for these days is due both to the richness of its historical-artistic ensemble, and to the consequences of the 2011 earthquakes. We want to put this city at the center of the eyes of the Regional Legislative Assemblies, both in Spain and in Europe. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca