President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reinforced prior statements today, remarking that the call to stop boycotting attempts was directed at all business sectors. During a speech today at the General Motors factory in General Alvear, Santa Fe province, she underlined that they also “maintain a responsibility to society.”
The President highlighted the fact that many companies “earn large sums of money and don’t reinvest here, but make investments abroad,” during her speech where she was accompanied by Industry Minister, Débora Giorgi and Commerce secretary, Guillermo Moreno amongst other officials.
The head of state also commented on the motor industry in Argentina and how it compares to the rest of Latin America. Fernández de Kirchner assured that “in Argentina more new cars are sold per inhabitant” than other Latin American countries at the factory in Alvear, in the outskirts of Rosario, where she was leading the presentation of the 200 thousanth “Agile” model produced in the country.
Later, the President also an emotional speech at the closing PYME Agroindustrial Fair. The head of state thanked local residents for their support during last presidential elections, remembered late president Nestor Kirchner, and asked the Congress to pass a bill limiting foreign ownership of Argentine land.
The head of state also lashed against what she says are the biggest faults in Argentina today underlining, “selfishness, mediocrity and the lack of solidarity.”
She also mentioned a conversation she had with Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff during the last G20 meeting in which Roussef blasted the IMF by saying “it had damaged Latin America, including countries such as Brazil and Argentina.”
“South America is our place, we have to bet in regional development,” Fernández de Kirchner added. The head of state also guaranteed her support to the local industrial sector. “The Argentine state will always side with businessman. We will support them.”
Fernández de Kirchner had planned to make the presidential visit last Friday, but suspended the trip due to the ash cloud being blown in from the south from the Chilean volcano, which caused Rosario airport to close.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald