FUNDACIÓN VÍCTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO 93 - ENGLISH

67 ` Representatives of the victims of terrorism collective during the 23rd AAVT Conference. Rights, Memory and Cooperation of the Basque Government, Arritxu Marañón. Also attending the meeting were the presi- dent of the Victims of Terrorism Founda- tion, Juan Francisco Benito; the Director General of Support for Victims of Terrorism at the Ministry of the Interior, Montserrat Torija; the director of the Memorial Centre for Victims of Terrorism Foundation, Flo- rencio Domínguez; and representatives of associations and foundations from across Spain, as well as commanders from the state security forces and local, regional and natio- nal government authorities. During the event, the Andalusian Civil Guard, Andalusian Regional Government councillors Antonio Sanz and José Anto- nio Nieto, the director of the Memorial Centre for Victims of Terrorism, Florencio Domínguez, and Dionisio Bolívar, from the Conrada Muñoz Foundation. Likewi- se, the Board of Directors of the AAVT paid an emotional tribute to Joaquín Vi- dal, founder and president of the associa- tion and one of the most prominent voices of Spanish victims for three decades. The programme included a visit to Seville Cathedral and the historic city centre, a detailed tour of the Reales Alcázares de Sevilla with specialist guides, and a warm meeting with His Excellency the Most Reverend Mr. José Ángel Saiz Meneses, Archbishop of Seville, who conversed in a very familiar and friendly manner with the participants. Seville, the city where this dream began and became an association, blessed these 23rd conferences with sunshine and warmth at the beginning of October, which felt incredibly like summer. incredibly summery Perhaps because in its flamenco soul, steeped in history, it knows that when the force of life is capable of defeating terror, there is no room for winter. ASSOCIATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS