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The Spanish Government will promote the accession of the Basque Country and Catalonia to UNESCO and the International Tourism Organization

In addition, the Spanish Government has called for a "broader statute" that allows "the development of the cultural and tourism competences of these territories", an announcement that President Pedro Sánchez has framed in the agreements with Junts.

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The Spanish Government will promote the membershipof theBasque Country and Catalonia as partners of UNESCO and the International Tourism Organization , as announced on Monday by the head of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez.

The President of the Spanish Government made this announcement during his appearance to take stock of his management and framed this initiative within the  of the agreements with Junts.



"We are working to ensure that Catalonia and the Basque Country are associated with two UN organizations, such as Unesco and the World Tourism Organization," he said. "We will ask for them in the next few days," he added, "like many territories in other countries of the multilateral system."

While it is being processed, 'we are going to call for a broader statute in both institutions so thatthese territories can develop their competences in the field of culture and tourism ', he concluded.

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