Saturday, April 9th 2011 - 00:21 UTC

Vazquez denies saying the Kirchners had behaviour patterns recalling fascism

Former Uruguayan president Tabaré Vázquez denied this week that he ever said that his Argentine counterparts Néstor and Cristina Kirchner are “fascists”, like Wikileaks cables stated.

Uruguayan leader Tabare Vazquez had a rough time with Nestor and Cristina Kirchner

“I never said Kirchners had behaviour patterns that recalled of fascism. I never mention presidents of other countries nor do I talk of Uruguay’s internal problems outside the country,” Vázquez said.

“My relationship with Néstor Kirchner was very good. Excluding the Botnia pulp mill case, the bilateral relationship was very good. There were difficulties, like there are in every families and neighbouring countries. The biggest difficulty was with the Botnia pulp mill. But the last time I say Kirchner in person was when José Mujica took office in Montevideo. And we greeted each other with a hug”, he added.

“At some point, the Argentine government turned the conflict into a national cause and that hindered the relationship, because we expected to solve the situation in another way. That was the most tense point in the bilateral relationship, but it ended in the best possible way. And the relationship with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administration was excellent as well”, Vázquez said.

“We always talked about the pulp mill with Néstor Kirchner. Unfortunately we couldn’t agree on the subject, despite the fact that we presented all the necessary documentation provided by international environmental organizations.”

“I don’t think that the bridge blockades were driven by the Argentine government. There were blockades, a Mercosur disposition was infringed. But I don’t think there was a deliberate intention behind it, not even from those people who blocked the bridge. They did so because they considered that a great environmental damage would endanger their heath. But time went on and that did not happen,“ Vázquez said.

”President Mujica and President Fernández de Kirchner smoothed things over and the bilateral relationship is excellent,” he concluded.
 

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1 xbarilox (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 01:08 am Report abuse
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2 ptolemy (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 01:25 am Report abuse
Oh those naughty Wikileaks cables............
3 Fido Dido (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 01:40 am Report abuse
You got to like them..
4 Martin_Fierro (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 04:33 am Report abuse
“Vazquez denies saying the Kirchners had behaviour patterns recalling fascism” But it is Mercopress's intention to imply that they did.
5 Pirat-Hunter (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 04:39 am Report abuse
I wonder if the CIA and MI6 are still arming the terrorists in Libya, poor Muslims they will all be forced to spend their oil money on guns to fuel the EU and US economy, I agree that Cristina might sound like venito musolini or even hitler, but at least she doesn't act like them.
6 stick up your junta (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 06:04 am Report abuse
@4 Wikileaks is the best thing since sliced bread when it is Embarrassing the UK but a load of bollox when it involves the Argies,altogether now fingers in ears and lah lah
7 Pirat-Hunter (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 06:16 am Report abuse
There are greater problems on earth then going after someone that sound like a murderer, like going after someone who commits murder.
www.liveleak.com/view?i=c03_1240518549
8 WestisBest (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 10:48 am Report abuse
@7
Give her time Penis-Head, she's only just getting started.
9 ptolemy (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 02:57 pm Report abuse
Wikileaks cables,..what comes around, goes around.
10 xbarilox (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 04:35 pm Report abuse
@ 6 this involves Vázquez, not Argentina. This involves Urugies not Argies.
11 briton (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 05:40 pm Report abuse
Yep, good old Argentina, never a foot wrong, she is a example to the rest of the world, she’s never killed children or innocent people [god forbid]
she’s never attack anyone, or invaded anyone, a country that preaches peace and always shows consideration to the helpless, never supports radicals or dictators, never begs of anyone, never lends money, her economy is shooting to the stars, Argentina the country that needs no ones help, [she did it her way] a great example of how a decent law biding country should be, , thank god for the runs ??
12 Pheel (#) Apr 09th, 2011 - 07:24 pm Report abuse
Tabaré`s statings on Ks and Prince Andrew clowning in Central Asia, both amusing, don´t know which WLeak has been better.

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