05/15/2021 13:09
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 05/15/2021 1:09 PM
The pilot and filmmaker
Enrique Piñeyro
He said this Saturday that he "has a hard time understanding" why the national government did not respond to his offer
to make his plane available and finance the costs
to bring vaccines against the coronavirus, although he clarified that "
the offer still stands
."
Piñeyro explained on his Twitter account that on two occasions he contacted the national government to offer help in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, but
had not received a response
.
Through a letter he sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Felipe Solá, Piñeyro proposed "to bring vaccines and supplies to free up funds for patient care" of covid-19 given that, as he did days ago when he carried 22 tons of supplies for India, intended to
"donate" the cost of medical flights
.
"At the end of May 2020, I offered to make repatriation, because there were many Argentines banished abroad (...).
That time they did not answer me
from the Ministry of Foreign Relations," Piñeyro explained in statements to CNN Radio.
"I saw the logistics problems and it occurred to me to say 'we could
release those funds'
from the flights that are being made, which are not cheap.
That these funds be used for direct patient care or to increase therapy beds, buy respirators, oxygen, "he added.
"I sent the letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on April 1, that is to say that 45 days have passed, so obviously the answer is not going to come
. I am doing this for India
and I cannot do it for Argentina. Honestly I do not understand, because there is no political movement in this, "he stressed.
The pilot explained that he intends to "donate" the cost of medical flights to bring vaccines.
Photo Andres D'Elia.
Asked about what he thinks are the reasons why the national government does not accept the aid, he replied: "
I do not want to speculate because the offer is still standing
, I am not withdrawing it. I do not want to speculate because I do not know the absolute truth. ".
"I do not understand why the letter has been received and in the journalistic notes there is a response from the Ministry, which says 'no, for now
we can manage with the Aerolineas
(Argentinas)
planes,
'" he emphasized.
In that sense, the pilot clarified: "Point one, I am not here to replace Aerolineas planes, but it can be complementary. Point two, the money spent on those flights could be used for patient care."
"
The contribution that occurred to me to make is that
. It is a donation that I know exactly where it goes. On the contrary, sometimes, when you pay taxes, you are not very clear where it is going to go. Even so I pay it," said Piñeyro in reference to the tax on Great Fortunes.
Piñeyro affirmed that he is
"trying to collaborate with something"
and not "to do politics", and questioned: "I do not see that an official can have revenue, either political or economic, from this. The reality is that I do not understand."
"The other day we took 23 tons of supplies [to India], and that can save 200 or 300 thousand dollars to the Government, which can use it to increase the capacity of the therapy beds, buy more respirators or whatever." , he pointed out.
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