Natasha Niebieskikwiat
05/29/2021 7:53 PM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 05/29/2021 20:09
In an act only comparable to those that took place in the years of close relations between the Kirchner couple and the Chavista regime, the charge d'affaires of the government of Alberto Fernández in Venezuela,
Eduardo Porretti,
received the vice president of Argentina at the Argentine diplomatic headquarters. that country,
Delcy Rodríguez.
It was a meeting of
mutual praise,
made public this Saturday on all platforms by the Venezuelan regime.
In the speeches, Porretti is heard offering Argentina as
"the perfect commercial partner"
of Venezuela, and the embassy as a place for meetings "beyond" political positions.
The meeting took place this Friday
at the Argentine embassy in Caracas
and the excuse for the meeting was the anniversary
of May 25
, although diplomatic sources from other uninvited countries said that they took the opportunity to talk about the plans that the Argentine government has in the region. .
It is known that Fernández wants to
play a mediator role
between Chavismo and the opposition, which
Juan Guaidó's
group
would not see favorably, due to the discrediting of the Argentine position.
However, Alberto F.
spoke about it with the governments of the United States and France.
The Venezuelan vice-presidency tweeted this Saturday
several photos
of Rodríguez and Porretti: "It is a very important date for us because it is related to the strength of some ideas that have lasted for 211 years", also in relation to this year's anniversary the first proclamation of Venezuelan independence.
The Charge d'Affaires in Caracas, Eduardo Porretti, receives the Venezuelan Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez.
"Address a very heartfelt greeting from President
Nicolás Maduro
to President Alberto Fernández, Vice President
Cristina Kirchner
, and especially to the Argentine people. Please, Eduardo, convey the embrace of President Nicolás Maduro on this important date," he began by saying the vice president,
one of the strongest figures in the regime
, and who along with his brother,
Jorge Rodríguez,
president of the National Assembly - who came to Fernández's inauguration in 2019 - displaced
Diosdado Cabello
from the front line of power
.
“Let us know what the challenge of creating the union of the peoples of Latin America means.
There is the spirit of Nestor Kirchner, of Hugo Chávez, of Lula, of Correa, there is the spirit of those who united in favor of our peoples ”, he said.
And she added, excited.
“Today we return to this house of great memories, Eduardo, of how
great cooperation projects
between Venezuela and Argentina
were conceived and developed
.
Here we are all ready for the best, from the divergence, from the difference, with a common path that is to defend the historical sense that made us free, without interference, without dominions, without hegemonies.
Each people has the right to carve out its own destiny and to self-determination ”.
Porretti returned the compliments.
"We are happy to have them and highlight the importance of citizen participation, taking into account that this
is the embassy where you can find yourself, regardless of the political position you have
and the needs you have, because Argentina is an opportunity for Venezuela. , is the perfect business partner, Vice President, the place where we can always find scientific-technical cooperation,
the country of complementarity
and the help that we have to give each other ”, said Porretti, offering the headquarters in his speech for Chavistas and not chavistas.
This week the Argentine decision to withdraw the complaint made by the government of
Mauricio Macri
- and other countries - before the International Criminal Court in The Hague for alleged
crimes against humanity
against the civil military leadership of the regime
was publicly known
.
It was on March 25, a day after the departure of the Lima Group.
It is expected that from one moment to another, the outgoing prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, more pressured than enthusiastic about the case, will open an investigation.
Diplomats consulted affirmed that all these acts by which the Fernández government has been
dismantling the policy of pressure towards Chavismo, is
not only in harmony with the regime that it inherited from Cristina Kirchner, but that it would be part of the strategy to
"generate trust." in Chavismo
.
A kind of policy of more concessions.
This is the only way to understand the controversial statements by Fernández a few days ago when he said that
"the problem of human rights" in Venezuela has been "disappearing."
This caused strong rejection from the Venezuelan community living in Argentina and from the opposition leader himself, Juan Guaidó.
In these sectors, the Government is not considered a good interlocutor for mediation.
As for Porretti, his figure does not stop attracting attention.
But it does the Argentine diplomats.
He is a career civil servant, he arrived as second of the embassy during the last Kirchner government,
from the embassy in Cuba,
where he acquired strong experience.
He was promoted to the rank of ambassador by
Mauricio Macri,
although the former president demoted the headquarters to the level of charge d'affaires.
And there he remained because of his good ties with Chavismo.
Now there is talk that Fernandez wants to
replace the figure of ambassador
in Caracas.