(Special delivery) – Within the framework of the G7 which is taking place in Germany, the President Alberto Fernandez had a counterpoint with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson, in relation to the Malvinas Islands. as he knew Infobaethe Argentinian president renewed the country’s claim to sovereignty, which his British counterpart rejected without room for negotiation.

The meeting between the two leaders, requested by Johnson, lasted at least 30 minutes. The European president raised the possibility of making investments in Argentina with the purchase of cereals, in an international context of food crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“I suggested to him that there is no way to move forward in the relationship if there is no progress in the sovereignty discussion; I hope they will react and change their way of dealing with these issues“said Alberto Fernández during a press conference.

Previously, the Head of State had delivered two speeches at the G7 table, in which he proposed the lifting of “protectionist barriers” for the global sale of food and the establishment of a peace dialogue to end the war in Ukraine and demand a new international order. to end poverty.

“You can bring the voice of the continent, I was able to show how the continent suffers the effects of war. it poses a problem to the global economy that is indisputable,” the president told a news conference. “This war seems to be the beginning of a famine that could affect 300 million inhabitants, we cannot look aside“, he added.

The first official presentation lasted four minutes and was heard by the President of the United States, Joe Biden; german chancellor Olaf Scholz; the French president, Emmanuel Macron; the Italian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau; Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau; and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, among other Western leaders.

It was so hot in Elmau Castle that Alberto Fernández took off his tie before starting his speech. A change of look forced by the absence of air conditioning in a country which is also suffering the consequences of the war in Ukraine.

The argument of the president crossed the various chapters of the geopolitical agenda which concern rich countries as well as poor countries. The President listed the economic and social consequences of the war, demanded a new multilateral model that does not punish middle-income states and warned – once again – of the impact caused by climate change on the whole planet.

“The whole world, and not exclusively Europe, needs a lasting, resistant and solid peace”, underlined the Head of State, who was accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Santiago Cafiero.

then finished“The war that concerns us is a tragedy. Trade flows and logistics, already badly damaged during the pandemic, have reached a critical point. The seas are militarized. War promotes arms spending to the detriment of investments in proteins, health or education that humanity so badly needs.

There was also a reference to the Marshall Plan, the million-dollar program of public infrastructure, industrial modernization and labor flexibility planned by the White House. just to prevent the Soviet Union from advancing on European countries which were destroyed by World War II.

“In Latin America and the Caribbean, we are not dreaming of a new Marshall Plan. We never had one. But we dream of a new international order where the efforts are balanced and the benefits are fairly distributed. We dream of not being discriminated against by the central world and condemned to marginalization and oblivion,” assured the president.

From this ideological position, Alberto Fernández raised the need to create a new world order that allocates the resources necessary to end poverty at the ends of the planet.

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