AAlberto Fernandez has once again unleashed criticism from the opposition, assuring that during the inauguration of the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) that the Presidents participating in this forum have been democratically elected and therefore enjoy “legitimacy”.
Among the delegations from the 33 countries present was the Cuban one, chaired by the dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel, who previously held a bilateral meeting with the Argentine President. “Everyone who is here was chosen by their people,” said Fernández, to the astonishment of those present.
Former Ambassador to Costa Rica and Israel, Mariano Caucino, It wasn’t long before he wrote a tweet highlighting the cynicism of Argentina’s president. This was immediately followed by criticism from the opposition and in the networks of Fernández’s statement.
During his speech, the President called on the countries of the region to work “together” for equality and “social justice” because it was “much easier to work together than to continue working separately,” he stressed.
At this point, the head of state called for a “guarantee of institutionality”. Latin America and the Caribbean, in a context where democracy is “definitely at risk”. However, not a word from the regimes of Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuela, the members of CELAC and their delegations present in Buenos Aires.
In his usual speech against “the ultra-right sectors,” he accused them of “threatening every one of our peoples, and we cannot allow this right wing to jeopardize the institution.”
To support his argument, the President defends the Self coup by Pedro Castillo in Peru, citing as examples the “coup d’état” in Bolivia, the most recent Attack on the headquarters of the state power in Brasilia or the failed assassination of the Argentine Vice President, Cristina Fernandez.
The Inter-American Press Association (SIP) regretted the presence of Cuban Miguel Díaz-Canel and the foreign ministers of Nicaragua and Venezuela at CELAC
While the Argentine president called for this commitment to Latin American and Caribbean countries, an NGO called for their release more than 1,500 political prisoners in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Likewise, the Inter-American Press Association (SIP) regretted the presence at CELAC of Cuban Miguel Díaz-Canel and the Foreign Ministers of Nicaragua and Venezuela, «The three most repressive governments of the press and freedom of expression and journalism in America,” the company said in a statement.
Additionally, Walter Wolf, The Secretary of Public Affairs of Buenos Aires also criticized the presence of the Cuban President, recalling on his social networks that “free elections have not taken place in Cuba since 1959 and human rights are being violated”.