Cristina Fernandez cancels trip to neighbouring Paraguay on medical advice
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner following medical advice was absent on Saturday from Paraguay’ official celebrations for the Bicentenary of the country’s independence. She was represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman.
Presidential representative, Alfredo Scoccimarro communicated a message from the Presidential Medical Unit signed by doctors Marcelo Ballestero and Daniel Fernández, expressing that due to the present climate conditions in the Paraguayan capital Asunción, it would be unwise of the President to travel.
Fernández de Kirchner was supposed to take off from the military sector of Buenos Aires Metropolitan airport, boarding a T-01 plane, arriving at 12.30PM to Paraguay’s “Silvo Pettirossi” airport, according to official sources.
According to Argentine government sources the president suffered a bout of low pressure Thursday night and was a ‘bit depressed’ most of Friday, although late in the evening she begun ‘to stabilize’.
“The President was a bit down, blood pressure was low not abnormally low, but now she’s much better. She’s very tired and doctors ordered her to rest. The humid climate of Asunción with 30 degrees and low pressure wouldn’t have helped”, added the sources.
The cancelling of the trip on medical advice happened following President Cristina Fernandez threat to step down from re-election given the constant labour pressure which is endangering “social peace and governance”.
On Thursday Mrs Kirchner said she ‘wasn’t dying to be president again. I’ve given all I have to give. They won’t chase me” and immediately added “I’m making a tremendous personal and physical effort to keep going”.
Apparently late that evening she suffered the minor decompensation.
This is not the first time that the Argentine president is forced to cancel a trip because of medical reasons. The last time was April 12 when she was supposed to travel to Mexico and last Monday the president suspended all activities and remained an additional day in her family residence in El Calafate, Patagonia.
“Low blood pressure and high pressure from the organized labour movement are exhausting the president” said Argentine opposition sources.
In Asunción Timerman and other Argentine officials watched the end of the military parade which took place along Asunción central Avenue Marical López. At mid day Saturday Lugo held a special lunch at the Presidential residence, at which Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Uruguay's President José Mujica were present.
Presidents Morales and Mujica arrived Saturday morning to Asunción to accompany Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo in the celebrations, where government representatives from 41 countries around the world are participating.
Another major absence from Paraguay’s celebrations was Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, still recovering from a case of pneumonia, according to the official medical report from Planalto Palace, seat of the Executive.
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What would you like to see change in Argentina? (I am assuming you think it needs to change).
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[] 4 -- You still fear ?
If you decide to run , I have to be your Defense Minister, there are some unfinished business that I would like to take care of.... :-)))
@5 Geo , when you say that you are an atheist, is a contradiction on its own, for example, I don't believe in that red rose, indirectly you are impliying that exists .... JMO
We are majority,
the World ' s 63,7 % is atheist !
On a different note I just red this from La Nacion...
Jóvenes K utilizan la oficina antilavado contra adversarios ...Las órdenes son explícitas, directas. “Hay que hacer mierda a tal empresario.” O también la opuesta: “Con tal otro no jodamos”. Esas frases se tornaron recurrentes durante los últimos meses, en los que la Unidad de Información Financiera (UIF) se convirtió en una creciente herramienta política, con un peso notable de jóvenes militantes de Libres del Sur, La Cámpora y otras agrupaciones, indicaron cinco fuentes que trabajaron o aún trabajan dentro de la unidad antilavado local a La Nacion.....
so my question is the following, if the zurdos were complaining about the SIDE back in the days, these people are doing the same or is just my imagination?????
Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner - Montonero members, but not active militants; spent their time making money in Santa Cruz, both before and after the military takeover
Nilda Garré - Active Montonero militant
Jorge Taiana - Active Montonero militant
Carlos Kunkel - Active Montonero militant; now a K-supporter congressman
Daniel Filmus - Montonero?? youth communist; now a K-supporter congressman
I see the American @17 has a grudge against Cristina because of the $7500 fine he had to pay.
Do you need a receipt?
Is not tax deductible in US though.
“George W. Bush has a net worth of around $9 million to $26 million”
Pobre tipo.
My name is Cristina, and I am a greedy bastard :-))
Last time I was asked by an RG government official if I needed a receipt ( it was about 4 years ago and IIRC the sum involved was about $10 US give or take ) I said 'no' and he -without blinking- put the cash straight into his skyrocket...
Poor sad young Marco... you country is corrupt from the very very top to the very very bottom...
No wonder that back in the 60's all the nurses in the British Hospital in BA were so keen to find a British husband.... even back then they knew the country was a basket case ... and rotten to the core...
but .. the sympathizer and militant are different things !
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[] Artio...Marco ...Jerry...Stick...
this is not despoilment this is just -tax exempt commision-
to drive the state...not easy to become admin .... just system vulnerability !
He also had it written into the contracts that he and Haliburton could not be held accountable for any mis-management of funds or investigated. I believe laws were changed...... but please correct me if I am wrong.
More generally, we touched on the subject of why rich people want the be in office in another thread with respect to Piñera. Personally, I think power is the driving force. I do wonder if CFK is so enamoured with power, or if she was just doing the bidding of a powerful husband? I am not suggesting women do not seek power, just that CFK seems less than driven now she is a widow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR7CH9zvD6s
:-)
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