Peronists in the United States | Meetings with …

A group of Peronist leaders met in the United States with representatives of the Wall Street private bank, the financial sector and officials from the State Department of that country. The purpose of the meeting was to establish a dialogue to expose alternatives to change management posed by Peronism.

"These spaces of dialogue open important channels of understanding and cooperation for the future of Argentina.The lack of credibility of this government and the overwhelming negative economic data of Argentina have forced Peronism to badume new responsibilities to get out of this labyrinth under the direction of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.The failure of Cambiemos management is unaffordable inside and outside of Argentina, "said Merlo Mayor Gustavo Menendez, who led the delegation.

The delegation was received by Citibank's top global authorities for Latin America and the Caribbean in its Wall Street headquarters in New York. The Peronist delegation focused on the badysis of the fragile political, social, economic and financial situation in Argentina and the perspective and experience of Peronism in overcoming the crisis.

At the State Department in Washington, DC, the delegation met with Kevin O'Reilly, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Bruce Friedman, Director of Brazil and Southern Cone Affairs. .

Among the participants, besides Menendez, were the intendants Leonardo Nardini (Malvinas Argentinas), Santiago Maggiotti (Navarre) and Francisco Echarren (Castelli); the deputy Marcos Cleri; the former Minister of the Economy of Buenos Aires, Silvina Batakis; the canillita Omar Plaini; The truckers' lawyer Hugo Moyano Jr .; the Senator of Buenos Aires, Gustavo Soos; and Francisco Cafiero, representing the justicialist party of the city of Buenos Aires.

The Peronist leaders pointed out at the meetings that Argentina's crisis and debt is starting with growth and not with adjustment. They also claimed that a Peronist government would aim for a growth policy focused on creating jobs and distributing wealth, which would improve the lives of Argentines.

Moreover, during the meetings, it was suggested that Peronism intended to maintain cordial and respectful relations with the United States and that, in regional affairs, the defense of the peaceful solution of controversies and the principle of non-interference and non-intervention was maintained. In addition, the importance of strengthening democracy, the independence of the judiciary, full respect for human rights, the fight against drug trafficking, organized crime and international terrorism was emphasized.