President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that “we have built macroeconomic conditions that allow us to stay firm,” while launching the 2020 Industrial Plan in Venado Tuerto, in Santa Fe province.
“We have built macroeconomic conditions that under these turbulences allow us to stay firm, and launch a plan like the one we are presenting today, “ Fernández de Kirchner as she addressed Santa Fe province Governor Hermes Binner, Buenos Aires governor Daniel Scioli, among other government officials. “Adjustment recipes only lead to recession,» she added and said that Argentina’s “challenge is to keep on defeating the inertia of those who said that the 2009 hurricane would take us down.”
The rally took place in the Corven Motors motorcycle factory, in which the book that contains the 2020 Strategic Industrial Plan was presented. The town was revolutionized by Fernández de Kirchner’s presence and a strong security layout closed the main streets of Venado Tuerto.
Fernández de Kirchner arrived shortly before 6 pm, alongside Planning Minister Julio de Vido and Governor Daniel Scioli. Before entering the factory, she waved at the people there with her arms up in the air, in a traditional electoral campaign gesture.
Several government officials and mayors visited the factory earlier- Labour Minister Carlos Tomada visited the premises alongside Santa Fe’s governor elect Antonio Bonfatti. Economy Minister Amado Boudou also took part of the rally.
Governors Binner, Scioli, Jorge Alperovic, Walter Barrionuevo, Sergio Urribarri, Oscar Jorge, Maurice Closs, José Luis Gioja and Gerardo Zamora, also took part.
The head of the Victory Front’s Lower House bloc, Agustín Rossi highlighted the fact that the launch of the Industrial Plan took place in Venado Tuerto and recalled the President’s wish of “industrializing the rural sector.” Likewise Argentine Industrial Union head José Ignacio de Mendiguren commented that there very strong expectations with the plan.
Earlier, Corven Motors president Leandro Iraola praised the Government’s policies on the motorcycle sector and expressed his hopes of manufacturing motorcycles with 100 percent Argentine materials by 2015.
By Matías Ortega
Source: Buenos Aires Herald