"I believe that Uruguay is one of the smaller brothers of Mercosur, and Brazil and Argentina have the responsibility of taking care of it."
Sergio Massa
's response
, when asked about the idea of strengthening Mercosur in other Latin American countries and Uruguay's intention to agree with China outside of a common structure between neighboring countries, did not go down well from the other side of the puddle.
The controversial phrase of the Argentine Minister of Economy was given this Monday, prior to the Celac summit, in a press conference that he shared with his Brazilian counterpart, Fernando Haddad.
Quickly, a senator from the party to which Luis Lacalle Pou belongs answered him through social networks.
Sebastián Da Silva, a senator from the National Party, tweeted the video with the words of the Tigrense and ironized: "Thank you, Massa
.
But I don't think any Uruguayan wants to be careful with
a Minister of Economy who has a dollar trading at 350 pesos
."
Although the US currency continues to break records and this Tuesday exceeds $380.
Da
Silva did not stop there and to complete his message he left a Chicana for the Tigrense.
"I'll give you the phone number of Azucena Arbeleche (Uruguayan Economy Minister) privately. Call her and she'll give you some sensible advice," he completed.
To the declaration of this legislator, other leaders joined the questions for the head of the local Treasury Palace.
Deputy Juan Martín Rodríguez also captivated Massa on the social network and told him: "Take care of fulfilling the obligation to care for your compatriots. Uruguayans have taken
care of ourselves
for almost 200 years . It's called sovereignty and independence."
Diego Sanjurjo, adviser to the Ministry of the Interior, also shared Massa's reaction and noted:
"Dear mommy..."
.
For his part, the former candidate for mayor of Montevideo for the Colorado Party and main promoter of the Peluffo Giguens Foundation, Ney Castillo, was categorical:
"The circus continues as long as there are those who applaud the clowns."
Sergio Massa with his Brazilian counterpart, Fernando Haddads.
Photo: AFP
The opposition also criticized Massa
Sergio Massa's statement had an effect not only in Uruguay but also in Argentina, where opposition leaders came out to criticize the Minister of Economy.
Precisely one of what crossed the head of the Palacio de Hacienda was the national deputy and former Minister of Economy Ricardo López Murphy who affirmed that Massa's statements are
"another example of the ignorance, incapacity and stupidity of Kirchnerism"
.
"
My apologies, on behalf of consistent Argentines, to the Uruguayan people. Minister Massa's statements are just one more example of the ignorance, incapacity and stupidity of Kirchnerism. Know how to understand", was the phrase of López Murphy that he transmitted to through his Twitter account.
For his part, former Minister of Culture Pablo Avelluto described what happened as "a shame".
"A shame, Sergio Massa, for a change. No nation is the younger sister of any. And much less Uruguay, which has a lot to teach Argentines about democracy, the Republic and freedom," he said.
Tension with Uruguay
Last December, Alberto Fernández traveled to Montevideo to take over the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur and leave
a strong warning to Luis Lacalle Pou
, who is determined to seek free trade agreements with countries outside the bloc and without its endorsement.
"
The solution is not for each one to do their own
, I don't think it's the mechanism," he said after the Uruguayan president spoke and greeted him as soon as he arrived at the Government Palace with an emphatic "Luis!", which seemed rather an attempt to overcome that a true symptom of a good relationship, crossed by strong differences.
For the case, the oriental smiled at him in the photos that were taken together and de rigueur.
"What I have always said and I am not going to hide it now is that
the great problem of Mercosur is the asymmetries of its member countries
. Brazil and Argentina have a different dimension of development. If the solution is for each one to do what they want and he saves himself who can... Well, let's discuss it, but I don't know how far that solution has to go," he declared, also remarking that he disagreed with the statements of his colleague, with whom he had a tough personal fight for the future of the block.
Santiago Cafiero
had been along the same lines: "We view with concern that a path that appears to be unilateral is being undertaken and that, most likely, could lead to a rupture."
The Mercosur countries signed a commitment in 2000 that free trade agreements be signed jointly.
Uruguay maintains, on the other hand, that the so-called decision 32/00 was never internalized by the bloc's countries and therefore is not in force.
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