Aitor Esteban, the spokesperson of the Basque Group in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, has called on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to “recognize Kosovo at once”.

During Wednesday’s plenary session, Esteban dismissed that the move could backfire and bring repercussions with the situation in Catalonia, adding that “What has to happen will happen.”

During his speech, Esteban even recalled the football match played between the two national teams, which was ensued by widespread controversy as Spain is one of the five EU member states that do not recognize Kosovo as an independent state, along with Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Cyprus.

“Regarding Kosovo, recognize Kosovo once and for all, if you have even faced them in soccer. What has to happen will happen”, declared Esteban.