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Cristina Fernandez celebrates Corbyn as “the triumph of hope”

“Jeremy Corbyn is the great friend of Latin America and joins with solidarity our vindication of equality and political sovereignty”, said Cristina Fernandez

Argentine President Cristina Fernández congratulated Jeremy Corbyn for the victory in the elections of Britain’s Labor Party calling him “the great friend of Latin America” and for supporting dialogue with London to discuss the sovereignty of the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

 “This is also the triumph of all of us that represent the will of putting politics at the service of people and the economy at the service of the well-being of all citizens. Also of those who advocate of Peace and the peaceful resolution of conflicts,” Cristina Fernandez said in a official statement released today.

“Jeremy Corbyn is the great friend of Latin America and joins with solidarity our vindication of equality and political sovereignty”, the head of state said praising Corbyn’s stance at the British Parliament supporting Argentina’s call for dialogue with London to discuss the sovereignty of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

“He has clearly expressed himself in the British Parliament in favor of Argentina in our fight for human rights, against the usurious interests of the vulture funds and actively accompanies the call of the international community in favor of dialogue between the United Kingdom and Argentina in the Malvinas question,” Cristina Fernández affirmed to add that Corbyn’s was “the triumph of hope.”