President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner received Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales in Government House, and highlighted the work carried out in Argentina to reduce inequality and promote social inclusion during her administration.
«The inclusion process does not only save those most vulnerable, although that is the key to that process,» the head of state explained to reporters from the residence, accompanied by Morales.
«Millions of people have been included as consumers and that also benefits small businesses which have been able to expand their commerce because there is a solid internal market.»
CFK led the inauguration of the new statue of War of Independence heroine Juana Azurduy, which was erected in the square towards the rear of Government House, and took the opportunity to praise regional integration as she signed several bilateral agreements with Evo.
«We should not just see each other as clients, but also partners, that is the key to our closer relationship and integration,» she said.
The President also thanked Morales for visiting Argentina and for donating the monument to Azurduy, and asked him to consolidate trade relations between the nation and Bolivia «so that «resources stay in the region and feed our countries.»
Source: Buenos Aires Herald