President Alberto Fernández stressed that “a turning point in the history of Argentina and Brazil” is being experienced, when leading this afternoon with his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a meeting with more than 300 businessmen at the Bicentennial Museum, which It was developed with the aim of deepening bilateral and regional integration.
“We are relaunching the link between Brazil and Argentina, which in recent years has been damaged and postponed,” highlighted Alberto Fernándezwhile Lula da Silva appreciated that “the relationship between Brazil and Argentina returns to normal” and pointed out that “we cannot waste more time because it is necessary to move forward.”
With these words, the presidents opened the activity that brought together representatives of large companies, SMEs, associations and business chambers from Argentina and Brazil, as well as unions and financial services entities and the knowledge economy.
They also took part in the event, for Argentina, the ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Santiago Cafiero, and of Economy, Sergio Massa; and the head of the Argentine Industrial Union, Daniel Funes de Rioja.
For Brazil, the head of the Treasury portfolio, Fernando Haddad, and the heads of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Robson Braga De Andrade, and the Brazilian Export Agency, Jorge Viana, participated.. Governors and governors and members of the national Cabinet also participated.
“Both Lula and I are convinced that Brazil and Argentina are two peoples that must always be indissolubly united, and that forces us to work together and project a more just society. and egalitarian in which everyone has access to health and education services, and where everyone can progress”, said the Argentine president.
He noted that “We are experiencing a turning point in the history of Argentina and Brazil in recent years”and remarked that “it is much easier for our peoples to progress and have decent living conditions if we reconcile interests and seek agreements, and if we take into account what we are capable of doing if we unite once and for all.”
For his part, Lula da Silva thanked “the businessmen of Brazil and Argentina because we know that they are responsible for the existence of a consolidation between our negotiations”, he affirmed, and in this framework he assured that the National Bank for Economic and Social Development of Brazil (BNDES) “is going to finance the commercial relationship and projects that help Brazilian companies abroad and, in this way, we are going to to have results and to enrich our countries”.
Then, Funes de Rioja presented the declaration signed by the UIA and the CNI that contains an “immediate and common plan of action for the objectives that the economy and production can achieve for the development and social inclusion of our countries.”
In the same way, Andrade He expressed that “Brazilian businessmen are very happy with this decision by President Lula to come to Argentina to resume political and economic relations.”
“For us, Argentina is a fundamental partner and we are sure that in Mercosur we can grow and make it have the capacity to discuss international agreements, such as with the European Union”he said and in this sense indicated that in a short time they will present “a proposal for economic integration” of the regional bloc, because “it is the businessmen who have to fight and exert force so that it can exist.”
The activity is proposed as a favorable space for the exchange of the public and private sectors of both countries with a view to advancing in the implementation of convergence and cooperation initiatives, in addition to monitoring projects linked to specific sectors -mining, energy, agriculture -business, connectivity, knowledge economy, infrastructure, telecommunications, tourism, health- and to promote an economic and productive model that includes more companies in the regional value chains.
