The Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Icetareiterates again that it does not intend to present a battle to the Mayor Ada Colau, reason why it will not be the candidate of the PSC to the mayorship of Barcelona. In addition, he believes that “the 2030 Games have been left out of the game.”
-Do you want to be a candidate for mayor of Barcelona?
-No. I’ve said it so many times that it still surprises me to be asked.
-It is that Minister Illa said that he would continue to be a minister on December 30 and the next day it was known that he would be a candidate for ‘president’.
-We will have to wait until December 30 (laughs). No, to be a candidate I would have to want to. When I tell him no, it’s no. We have a very good candidate and I have the legitimate objective of completing the work in the Government.
-Salvador Illa would not be a good candidate either?
-Salvador Illa will be a magnificent ‘president’ of the Generalitat. Not everyone is worth everything.
– Changes occur.
-Sometimes they happen, but they are not always good. We don’t like to improvise.
-Regarding the candidacy of Catalonia aside from Aragon for the 2030 winter games, will the Government send it to the COE or should we forget about 2030?
-Who presents the candidacies is the COE. I believe that the 2030 Games have been left out of the game, because the COE had committed to a joint candidacy and there has been no agreement. The future is wide open.
-But about the government’s proposal, what do you think?
-Respect. It is not clear that they will present it by 2030. The COE is the one that has to be defined. I have experienced all this very badly because it is a lost opportunity. The candidacy was seen with very good eyes by the IOC.
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-Do you not reproach the Aragonese president?
-I do not reproach anyone, only myself. If two do not agree, whose fault is it? I think everyone should have made more efforts to find agreement. Because the injured party is sport and the Pyrenees. We have all failed and it is unfortunate because trains do not pass every day.