Beldo asks about Basque teams and Sanchez replies that he “does what he can” and that he already has them “in Basque pelota and surfing.”

Spokesman Beldo In Congress, Mertex Aizpuroa assured President Pedro Sánchez that “sooner or later” the government will have to accept regional sports teams on an equal footing with Spanish teams, to which the head of the executive limited himself to doing “what he can” and promising dialogue, but within the legal framework and taking into account that this official status does not depend on him, but on the international federations.

At the congressional observation session and after the match celebration Friendly between the Euskadi and Palestine football teamsspokesman Beldo Sanchez called for moving forward and recognizing the official status of the Basque team as a national team, on par with the Spanish team and Ability to compete against “La Roja” in international tournaments.

He added, “Recognition of national pluralism must be real and effective.” “It cannot be limited to symbolic issues, but must entail respect and recognition of our countries and our rights in all fields, as well as in sports, to show us to the world what we are, a nation with its team.”

“we committed In their presence, in listening to them as we were doing, on the other hand, with many other issues,” Sánchez responded to Aizpuroa. But he noted that “we must be fair,” because, as he explained, the official status of Basque teams depends on the willingness of the international federations of each discipline to accept new additions.

“We are doing what we can”The head of the executive affirmed, after which he assured the MP that he would continue to work “with precision and dialogue” to meet Basque aspirations “clearly within the existing legal framework.”

Sanchez noted that Sports law approved by the coalition government “An important step was taken” by giving some federations the possibility to compete at the international level “as is the case in Basque Pilota”, Where the Basque Country is already involvedThis “opened the door to international representation for those federations that predate the state federation in time, such as surfing in Euskadi.”

Aizpurua has admitted that sports law It was an “important step”because it allowed international recognition of regional teams in sports that are rooted in the community (Basque Pilota) or whose federation precedes the Spanish Federation (the case of surfing), but believes that it is possible finite” Because Euskadi or Catalonia must compete with Spain “on equal terms in all disciplines and in all international fields.”

“We are asking for nothing more and nothing less,” Aispurua affirmed, convinced of this. “sooner or later” The government must “listen and respond” to this historic demand.

In the face of this, Pedro Sánchez insisted on defending the current legal framework and the progress represented by the above-mentioned standard, and even He expected “new developments” in the recognition of the Basque surfing teamBecause it was before the Spanish Federation.

But he also wanted to make that clear “There are challenges” that do not depend on the governmentThe final decision to accept new teams is taken by the international federations for each discipline and international sports organizations.

However, he promised to “continue hard work and dialogue to address the concerns and aspirations of the Basque community,” but “clearly within the existing legal framework.”