Guido Carelli Lynch
02/02/2020 - 17:15
- Clarín.com
- Politics
The trajín and the kilometers of the tour feel. Alberto Fernández is already in the German capital, where on Monday he will maintain a bilateral and a working dinner with Angela Merkel , the most powerful president of the continent. "We all have to rest, you too," the President suggested to reporters waiting for him in the hotel lobby.
Under a constant drizzle and typically Berlin, the president had just walked the 200 meters that separate the Hotel Regent , where he is staying, from the Borchardt, a classic restaurant of the Mitte , the historic center of the city.
During the short walk they seconded the President, the first lady Fabiola Yañez - the only one who used an umbrella; Foreign Minister Felipe Solá and the Chief of Staff of the Chancellery Guillermo Chaves ; Communication Secretary Juan Pablo Biondi ; and the last to join the tour, the general secretary of the Presidency Julio Vitobello .
Alberto Fernández and Fabiola Yañez walk the streets of Berlin with the rest of their delegation. Photo: Presidency
The presidential photographer Esteban Collazo , got wet on his knees, to portray the president in the framework of this imposing city. The secretary of Strategic Affairs and confirmed candidate for the IDB, Gustavo Beliz , did not leave the game.
The Borchardt is one of the most characteristic places to eat the " schnitzel ", the typical German Milanese. Moreover, says the legend, that the Schnitzel a la Holstein (a sort of Milanese on horseback with two fried eggs) was created in that kitchen by the baron and German diplomat Friedrich von Holstein . Founded in 1881, the restaurant was the favorite of the German nobility, bankers and also Chancellor Otto Van Bismarck . He survived World War II ; It is definitely a gastronomic museum in Germany.
European tour Alberto Fernández on his arrival in Berlin. (Presidency)
The President chose a steak. Proteins were good after having more than taken out the taste of eating spaghettis with truffle sauce, in Rome, one of its weaknesses. The walk in the capital had been pending.
Between bites, Fernández had to endure that his friend and official Vitobello, who had just arrived from Buenos Aires, spent it on the points that Argentinos Juniors let out with Saturday's draw with Racing. The team of the General Secretary of the Presidency, River, relegated the Paternal team from the first place of the Super League, of which the President is a fanatic. The vintage “bug ” t-shirt that was given to him in Jerusalem still didn't bring him luck. The policy also got into the desktop, but no one gave too many details on what topics were touched. Some officials kept the folders with information on the bilateral relationship between Germany and Argentina.
The president and his delegation stay at the exclusive Hotel Regent (Four Seasons), whose rooms range between 200 and 600 euros per night. However, from the Argentine delegation they emphasized that the German government paid for the accommodation of the entire delegation. Something similar happened days ago, in Israel, when the president, the first lady and the chancellor were invited by the local executive to the historic King David , of Jerusalem.
On his next international scale, the one before Berlin, the President had opted for a gesture of austerity and closeness with the Pope. During his stay in Rome he stayed at the Argentine ambassador's residence before the Holy See, which will remain vacant until the Vatican accepts María Silva's placet.
Now, in the Regent - of the Four Seasons chain - the President could choose, if he wanted to, to relax in the spa, something that hardly happens due to the intensity of his agenda. Despite the desire and the recommendation of a break, Fernandez and his collaborators were preparing to prepare this Monday's meetings with Merkel and German businessmen. "Let's instruct him," one of his officials exaggerated, humorously.
The center of operations is the suite on the fifth floor, which the president occupies and has a kind of living. Biondi, the official who follows the president's steps, wherever he goes, sleeps in the next room.
Regent employees were already familiar with the accent and movement of custodians and Argentine officials. This is the same hotel that Mauricio Macri chose during his visit to Germany in July 2016.
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