President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner decided to pay a last visit, at noon, to the Military Hospital in Caracas, where the remains of Hugo Chávez lies, to then return to Buenos Aires. Thus, the Argentine leader will not participate in the burial on Friday.
According to Ambito.com, last night the President told the Argentine delegation her decision to return to Argentina today.
Fernández plans to return to the Military Hospital’s chapel around noon to give a final goodbye to the Venezuelan leader. Thus, the official will not participate in the official funeral and burial scheduled for tomorrow.
Today it was confirmed that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be arriving in Caracas to be present at tomorrow’s burial.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald