Political undertakings: Peace and Political Normalisation. 1.1) A Basque Country in peace We, the representatives of EAJ-PNV, EA and EB-Berdeak, are convinced that during the forthcoming legislature we will have a further opportunity to make Peace a reality. A historic opportunity, possibly, for an entire generation that has known throughout their life suffering provoked by war, violence, terrorism and the violation of human rights. Too much pain, too much suffering for one people. We deserve peace. We demand peace. We have the right to convert our dream into a reality. Peace will be, therefore, the priority issue of the Government and of the Parties that form part of it. We will spare no effort to achieve peace. With courage, without exclusions and calling on everyone to make this undertaking, because peace is the best investment for the future that we can make for ourselves and for our sons and daughters. Throughout the last 26 years, we have tried to achieve peace but we have not been able to do so. It is true that we have made progress. Today, the immense majority of Basque society rejects violence and terrorism as tools of political action; Basque society accepts the commitment to solidarity with the victims of violence and considers dialogue and respect as the only way to resolve conflicts. It is, therefore, a significant step forward but, unfortunately, in the Basque Country there are still people who will continue to suffer from violence and intolerance, and while this situation continues, we cannot, we must not let up in our efforts to achieve peace. We are beginning a new phase. We have before us a new opportunity. Now, no one can look the other way. Basque society would never forgive him. The time has come for real politics. And in order for Politics to be heard, all weapons must fall silent. We are not talking about establishing prior conditions to dialogue; we simply propose two universal premises, shared by the majority of political forces. The first of these two premises is that in order to resolve the question of terrorism it is necessary to get to the root of the conflict. And the second is that peace has no political price, but politics can do much for peace.
