Translate the following English sentence to French:
"I hope that, in fact, the timescale will be nine years and not thirteen years, although it pains me to say that, as a Spaniard, I feel restricted by the fact that it has been my government which has insisted most on having this additional period."
J'espère que, effectivement, la période sera de neuf ans et non de treize. Ceci étant, je dois dire à mon grand regret que, en tant qu'Espagnol, je suis gêné que ce soit mon gouvernement qui a le plus insisté pour obtenir cette période supplémentaire.