Tribute to the Falklands and Falklands veterans in Neuquén

Quiroga said that he had always refused to badyze the historical circumstances in which the decision had been made to recover the islands illegally usurped by the British since 1833.

"I do not want to confuse, one thing is the heroes and another is the political situation and the historical circumstances.I think we must move away from this April 2 because in Argentina, there was an illegal government, a dictatorship that was dying , lost power and authority, in front of a people who demanded a return to democracy, "he said.

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Sebastian Fariña Petersen

The mayor also appreciated the fact that the act involved veterans with representatives of the army and armed forces, which began to occur from 2001.

For his part, Governor Omar Gutiérrez preferred not to deliver his speech and gave the floor to Herving Vásquez, president of the Neuquén War Veterans Center.

"The time and the day arrived where we agreed without importing political party or religion, for our heroes who gave the most precious life, their own lives," said Vásquez with a voice choked by emotion. "We waited many years for this to happen and everything was finalized under the same cause as those who left everything for this blessed country," he said.

During the meeting, members of the security forces mingled with national, municipal, veteran and family leaders of the soldiers who fought on the islands. All in an area of ​​respect and remembrance for those who played in the acts of Malvinas.