Is He Sure?

First, read this article appeared at EITb:

Politics

Basque-Argentinean Meeting

Ibarretxe encourages Basque Diaspora to take part in peace process

10/08/2007

During the National Basque Week celebrated in Rosario (Argentina) Basque associations supported Basque PM’s proposal.

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe spoke to Basque community in Argentina and all over the world in order to invite them to take part in the peace process of the Basque Country.

Ibarretxe made these statements in Rosario (Argentina) where he took part in the National Basque Week which has already finished.

“I would like to invite you to participate in this political process and to choose our future, because not only those who live in Basque Country have right to decide but those who live abroad have that right too” declared Ibarretxe. Moreover, he attended several celebrations full of Basque folklore.

79 Basque communities from different countries support Basque premier’s proposal.

Does he really mean this?

So far their tight grip of the PNV (Ibarretxe's party) over the Eusko Etxeak (Basque Centers) has prevented full time pro-independence people to feel at ease in those places.

Usually those who seat in the boards of directors at the Basque Centers stubbornly opposed for the members to freely speak about the future of Euskal Herria. Furthermore, when Basque individuals that work on projects that are alternatives to the PNV's vision they usually get rejected when they ask for permission for a space to develop their activities within the premises of any given Basque Center.

Let see what happens, I do not think things will change any time soon.

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