Trade restrictions, main point of agenda when Cristina Fernandez visits Chile
Santiago media reports increasing disappointment in the Chilean government and private sector with the latest batch of Argentine measures to restrict imports and want the issue ‘top of the agenda’ when President Cristina Fernandez visits Chile at the end of the month.
Members of congress from the ruling coalition and the opposition have requested President Sebastián Piñera to make an official protest through Ambassador Adolfo Zaldívar to Argentine Secretary of Commerce Guillermo Moreno.
”We are going to invite the ambassador to give us his opinion on the lack of reciprocity between Chile and Argentina in a special joint session of the Economy, Agriculture and Foreign Affairs committees” said Gonzalo Arenas president of the Economy committee.
“This has led to disloyal competition because of the distortions in the Argentine market which affect Chilean exports” added the Chilean lawmaker.
Congress members concerns refer to the farming sector and steel.
“The protectionist’ policies generate not only generate disappointment but also attack free markets and free international trade principles” said Arenas who added that “we should begin thinking in reciprocity measures”.
Lawmakers have asked Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno that the issue “be treated as fundamental in the bilateral agenda” to be addressed when President Cristina Fernandez visits her peer Sebastian Piñera at the end of the month.
Chilean Ambassador Zaldívar also confirmed that he will be informing Casa Rosada of the ‘inconveniences” of the latest trade measures, (which became effective February first) since they are contrary to the production integration the two countries are intent in advancing.
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does she have a claim on you,??
I am especially dissapointed about the current conservative government we have, as I thought they would apply a more logic and consequent policy, but they are really stumbling from disaster to disaster. Never thought I'd say this, but the Concertacion was more consequent and loyal to our national policies. I guess, LAN still did not get back their right to fly Aeroparque, so this whole deal was a fraud. I feel ashamed for my representatives and their limited diginity.
The “Malvinas” cause is not ours, as we do not urge Argentina to stop flights to Lima (Peru), just because we have a territorial dispute with them (Imagine the laughter it would cause).
I simply cannot understand stupidity of our leaders...
PS: We are not afraid of the claims Argentina might have on us, but rather afraid of our politicians granting them what they ask for!
Strange thing when is gathering suport for her cause.
Thank you for your reply
Very nice of you,
Pirat-Hunter
No insult intended,
But dogs whine,
Please alter it to wine,
And also I do not live in Chile
Im in the UK,
And its bloody freezing, lol
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Problem is that this website is populated by genuine Philistines: their sole touchtone to measure a country's worth is their bank account, they do not care about anything else in life. And btw, even under such a superficial measure, Argentina is in the to 15-20% of the nations of the world in wealth, believe or not.
Most people in their personal lives would be satisfied being in the upper 1/5 of wealth.
So for all the berating, deriding, insulting, or fake concern, in the big scheme of things we call Planet Earth, it is not that bad of a place. And certainly when it comes to society (family, friends), it is a far better place than Europe or North America can ever dream of being (mass shootings, rampant racism, sky-high suicide rates).
Followed by, if may observe, a rather sweepingly broad generalisation regarding the readers and users of this web site. Really? All Philistines? All only interested in their money in their bank account? And, then magically Argentina is also in the 'top' 15-20% of nations in the world by wealth. Just as well the cut-off wasn't the top 10%, ins't it? Most people in Europe and N. Amercica ARE in the top 10%, believe it or not.
So for all the berating, deriding, insulting, or fake concern put forth by Argentians, in the big scheme of things we call Planet Earth, Europe and N. America are not that bad of a place. And certainly when it comes to society (family, friends), it is a far better place than Argentina will ever dream of being (mass shootings, disappearances, despots, riots, financial disasters, killing-off of the native population and the stealing of their lands, rampant racism, sky-high suicide rates, threatening their neighbours like Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and the good British peoples of the Falklands Islands).
Yes, Argentina. A wonderful place led by such fine politicians, admirals and generals and a military that will fight to the last evacuation plane or boat.
The only major problem with Argentina is that Chile hasn't yet taken it over.
The suicide rate is much lower than in the north, slightly higher than Latin America as a whole.
The North Americans also exterminated their indians.
Riots happen all the time in Europe, and until the 1990s were a daily occurrence in the USA (mass shootings took over then I guess).
Yes, Europe and North America are in the top 10%, and have all those attributes that you mentioned. So if Argentina has all those things and is in the top 15%, then I would submit to you that the propaganda spewed here about Argentina is at the very least, arguably exagerated.
Who would deny Argentina does not have serious issues to confront, but then again, are you all in the north without much to do because everything is copacetic?!
You are not an unbiased source on the country, nor is anyone here on this website. You obviously hate the country, so how objective can you be? Of course you will deny it, but it seethes through in your writing just as the hatred seethes through 95% of posters here.
Please, Tobias, a bit less of the child-like accusations and propganda from you and we'll all be able to get along just fine.
Also, please look up the definition of satire while you're at it.
Argentina has the most psychologists per capita than any other in N or S America country..and it's not because people are happy and sane.
Argentina exterminated their Indians too
Riots/Protest are just about daily in Argentina, streets are ALWAYS blocked somewhere, tires burning in the roads, people laying a cross the streets, attacking some sort of gov't building or foreign bank, blocking the eze airport access. IT”S EVERY DAY!!
People protest because of INSECURITY there...commando assaults on people's houses, express kidnappings, VIOLENT muggings, every single one of my RG friends has been mugged at least 1x. Security is a huge problem but the root of it is the corruption. I was told you NEVER let someone from the gov't or the Police on your property if you have a problem solve it yourself.
Well that is what happens in Argentina. Crimes in BA are reported in Mendoza. Mendoza crimes are reported in BA, crimes in big towns, little towns, whatever.
I will agree completely on the blocking streets, that is the fault of a government tha is way too permissive.... so how can they be fascists? But the street blockings are mainly a Buenos Aires thing and occassionaly Rosario (coincidently where the most illegal immigrants have gone, remember Parque Indoamericano last year and how so few of the squatters asking for homes were not even Argentine, and had homes!), most of the rest of the country rarely sees that.
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