Venezuela,
Argentina
presidents ratify bilateral alliance
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/130509/venezuela-argentina-presidents-ratify-bilateral-alliance
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro highlighted the
importance of the energy and food agreements
EL UNIVERSAL
Thursday May 09, 2013
10:35 AM
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his Argentinean
counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gathered on Wednesday in Buenos Aires and endorsed
the bilateral alliance created by late presidents Hugo Chávez and Néstor
Kirchner.
The leaders entered
into 12 agreements in different areas. The Venezuelan president highlighted the
importance of the energy and food agreements: "We will continue developing
such a perfect equation."
Regarding the
meeting, Kirchner outlined, "We have signed different agreements, which
will allow us to continue making progress in the process of social inclusion
(...) It has been a more than positive meeting."
Moreover, Kirchner
also regarded as positive the entry of Venezuela into the Common Market of
the South (Mercosur).
On Thursday, Maduro
is visiting Brazil,
where Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will welcome him.