General Ricardo Cundom has sworn in as the new chief of the Army, and affirmed that replacing César Milani in the role was the biggest challenge he had ever faced.
«I am taking on the greatest challenge of my professional life,» Cundom, a veteran of the 1982 Malvinas War, stated during his swearing-in speech.
«Leading the Argentine Army is an extremely high honour.»
Cundom was named by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last week as the successor to Milani, who asked to retire in the midst of several judicial accusations against him for human rights violations, as well as illicit enrichment.
Defence and Security ministers Agustín Rossi and María Cecilia Rodríguez were among the government figures present at the ceremony alongside high-ranking military leaders, including Milani. Cundom further expressed his gratitude to «the President, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces,» for designating him in the role.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald