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Moving memorial on the occasion of the first anniversary of Inaxio Uria's murder

12/04/2009

One year after the murder of Azpeitia's businessman Inaxio Uria by ETA, thousands of people met in the small town of Gipuzkoa by the monument erected to him. The businessman was killed owing to his connection with the firm responsible for developing the works of the New Basque Railway Network.

This way, the family concluded the silent demonstrations going on every month's day 3 from the very moment the murder took place on Dec. 3rd of 2008.

Manifold politicians and representatives of institutions attended the memorial to Inaxio Uria, as follows: the Basque president Patxi López and the former president Juan José Ibarretxe, the Mayor of Azpeitia Julián Eizmendi, the general deputies of Gipuzkoa, Alava and Bizkaia Markel Olano, Xabier Agirre and José Luis Bilbao, the delegate of the Spanish Government in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country Mikel Cabieces, the Basque Home Affairs Councillor Rodolfo Areas, the Councillor and Vice Councillor of Transport Iñaki Arriola and Ernesto Gasco, the Basque PP president Antonio Basagoiti, the PNV president Iñigo Urkullu and the PSE-EE president Jesús Eguiguren, as well as members of Aralar and Ezker Batua, among others.

The president and general secretary of Adegi, Eduardo Zubiaurre and José Miguel Ayerza, the president of Eudel Jokin Bildarratz, and the general director of EITB Alberto Surio also showed their support to the family of Inaxio Uria.

Works continue

It's been one year since the killing of Inaxio Uria and now the Basque Y construction enters the major activity stage.

80% of the high speed line between Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz is under construction works with the exception of the accesses to the two capital cities and two sections between Abadiño and Elorrio, which will soon be put out to tender.

In the case of Gipuzkoa's branch, by the end of the year at least four stretches will be under works and several sections will be put out to tender such as Bergara - Antzuola. The aim of the Department of Transport of the Basque Government is that 44 km of the section Bergara - Irun will be under construction works by the end of 2010.