Government ratifies condemnation of Paris killing

The government has reiterated Argentina’s condemnation of the terrorist attack against the offices of the French Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris yesterday and confirmed its “commitment with peace and the fight against terrorism in all its forms.”

Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich expressed his condolences to the victims of the shooting in his daily press briefing at the government house today, and highlighted the government’s determination to fight terrorism while respecting human rights.

Yesterday, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner condemned the “barbaric attack” in an official statement, in which the government reiterated “its unalterable commitment with peace and the fight against terrorism in all its forms, as well as its political will and determination to continue strengthening international cooperation mechanisms, observing the law and respecting human rights, as the only way democratic societies can face this scourge.”

Source: Buenos Aires Herald