Axel Kicillof in Washington: "Nobody can want a fault" – 05/10/2019

Washington (Correspondent) .- The former Minister of Economy, Axel Kicillof, arrived in Washington with a cautious message about the future before a possible Kirchner victory. "Nobody can want a fault. The problem is to know in what conditions the economy will be and what the government will do from now until December"He said.

In an interview with Argentinian correspondents in the capital, the MP said: "We do not know in which situation Argentina will be in 6 or 7 months, and that does not depend on us. Be careful what we would do. The big question is what the government will do in these 7 months"Missing for the next administration to badume.

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Kicillof arrived in Washington on Thursday and met with leaders of civil organizations, parliamentarians from the "progressive" group, representatives of the US Chamber of Commerce and union leaders. He also gave a lecture Friday at the Wilson Center, an badysis center in Washington, on the theme "Present and future of the Argentine economy". Other Argentine politicians also came to this center, such as Sergio Mbada, Jose Luis Espert, Sergio Uñac and Alfredo Cornejo. Although not officially launched, Kicillof This seems strong as Kirchner's candidate for the governorship of Buenos Aires.

Kicillof said that he had organized in Washington "a very political agenda, neither with investment funds nor with government officials we must help Macri to govern ". But it was difficult for the president: "He promised us the revolution of joy and that we could live better.Today, it is the revolution of sadness and we live worse", a- he declared.

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The former head of Cristina Kirchner did not want to indicate whether a debt renegotiation. "I have seen other opposition candidates talking about negotiations. It's a little daring, I do not know if it's going to be necessary"And he insisted," Let's wait and see how the economy is going in December. "

Can the debt be repaid and not renegotiated?

– What I am saying is that we have to see under which conditions this government leaves it to the next government. Obviously, if all the markets are closed, the reserves are empty and that there are expirations the next day, it's not a question I have to ask, it's not a thing that can be decided.

Kicillof emphasized the important role of the IMF in the current economy. "He manages the rate, he authorizes the interventions of the foreign exchange market, he directs the fiscal policy." "This government," he added, "must devote himself to the fact that, when he hands the presidential sash, even if Macri is reelected, we are not in a financial emergency. Because for any government, it will be difficult to start and make decisions. "For Kicillof, financial emergency short of reserves, without IMF financing and without access to capital markets.

During the interview at the Wilson Center, in which he had been interviewed by a CNN reporter in front of a crowded auditorium, Mr. Kicillof said that he had met with officials of the IMF mission in Buenos Aires he many months ago. the technicians of the agency do with the leaders of the opposition. In this regard, he said: "I have the impression that (the IMF) was not a credit for a country, it was a loan to a government, and it does not fit." He added that "the funds can not be drained by mbadive capital outflows.The fourth arrangement that has failed has already begun."

Asked about the importance that a future Kirchner government would give to the fight against corruption, Mr. Kicillof said: "He who has committed an act of corruption must be condemned, but he must be able to defend himself." And he said that "there is a lot of distrust of Argentine justice".

The deputy also raised the formation of a large opposition front to deal with Cambiemos. "Many want to join in. The candidatures sometimes make it difficult to form fronts, and today we invite all the opposition leaders to participate and we will see, we do not want to impose candidatures."