A few hours after the arrival of Lula Da Silva to Argentina, which will be received by the Foreign Minister santiago cafieroto then begin preparations for the meeting where they will propose “relaunching the bilateral strategic alliance” between the two countries, Alberto Fernandez spoke with the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
There, the president referred to VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which he chairs, and stated that “I am finishing my term as head of CELAC and, in this difficult moment, it was an important mechanism to bring the voice of Latin America to the Summit of the Americas and the G7”, and then, he stressed that it is “a good time for Brazil to return”.
In relation to the invitation to the Venezuelan president, which was highly questioned by the opposition, he explained that “Venezuela is part of CELAC and Maduro is more than invited. Argentina’s position in relation to Venezuela is to promote, through the Contact Group, the dialogues that are taking place in Mexico. We think they can give good results.”
On the other hand, regarding the growth of certain ideologies that have emerged in recent years on the continent, he made it clear that “there is a sector of the Latin American right that thinks that violence is an appropriate way to fight democracy.
In addition, facing what will be the presidential campaign where he still does not know for sure if Fernández will seek re-election or not, he stated that “I am certain that the Frente de Todos, Peronism, will win. If it is decided that he is a candidate, it may be, otherwise it will be another of our leaders. The only thing I don’t want is for Macri to win again. Macri or any of his circle“.
