11/20/2020 1:24 PM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 11/20/2020 1:24 PM
President Alberto Fernández headed this Friday in San Pedro the act for the National Sovereignty Day, during which he questioned "the logic of free trade" that condemns Argentina "to continue living off primary production."
"History seems to always repeat itself and never be overcome. It seems that at times we are living and fighting for the same reasons as back then. The European powers said that freedom of trade should be guaranteed and the rest of the world submit to their logic.
They brought their products from Europe and we had to let them pass,
"said the president.
For the head of state, "behind the argument of free trade there is a subjugation system where some produce and sell what is industrialized and
others seem condemned to continue living off primary production
."
"Sovereignty today is not only territorial. It is directly linked to development. That is why we fight for so many sovereignties,
economic, cultural, technological, scientific, nutritional
. Being sovereign means not depending on others and defending the possibility to develop ourselves. To be masters of our destiny, "he added, in that sense.
The tribute, which was attended by the first lady, Fabiola Yáñez, the governor Axel Kicillof and a large part of the Cabinet, began after noon in San Pedro, where on November 20, 1845 the battle of the Vuelta de Obligado was fought. , on the Paraná river.
The dispute was between the forces that responded to the Buenos Aires governor Juan Manuel de Rosas and the Anglo-French coalition that blocked the port of Buenos Aires, with the intention of establishing direct commercial relations from the coast with Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Corrientes.
The Anglo-French claimed victory but, due to the setbacks of settling in the territory, they were
forced to recognize Argentine sovereignty over the inland rivers and to withdraw the British fleet
in 1847 and that of France a year later.
In 1974, November 20 was declared the National Sovereignty Day and since 2010 it has been a national holiday.
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