VICEPRESIDENT OF US JOSEPH BIDEN MEETING CRISTINA KIRCHENR IN CHILE


Today , The vicepresident of United States Joe Biden meets President Cristina Kirchner, in Chile, It is the meeting for progresist leaders in the Western Hemisphere, it means the first contact of Obama administration to Argentina President .

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Chile Friday to begin his four-day trip to South and Central America, where he will consult with Latin American leaders to discuss a variety of issues, including the upcoming Summit of the Americas.
In Chile, Biden will attend the Progressive Governance conference, which will be attended by the Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, and the Prime Ministers of Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom.
He will also hold bilateral meetings with Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez; Argentina's President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner; British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet.
In an op-ed piece written by Biden published in several Latin American newspapers Friday, the vice president said these meetings "are an important first step toward a new day in relations and building partnerships with and among the countries and people of the hemisphere."
"The president and I understand," Biden continued, "that only by working together can our countries overcome the challenges we face."
Biden said that, among the issues he will discuss with the leaders, the global economic crisis and the security for all nations of the Americas were of particular importance.
"Rekindling the US economy and ensuring that international financial institutions serve the interests of the people are particularly important for the Americas," Biden said.
"Our economic interconnection means that a robust US economy is good for the hemisphere and can become an engine for bottom up economic growth and equality throughout the region."
"We also face dual challenges of security," Biden added, "both for our countries and for the individuals who inhabit them."
"Our countries are plagued by gang violence and the illegal trafficking of weapons and narcotics." This is the first meeting for taking decisions about National Security in these different issues that affects to every country in the western hemisphere . Only a strong alliance between all could converge to create a new policies and strategies for facing the today s world.

from Argentina assists >Canciller Jorge Tiana , the embassador of argentina in US , Hector Timmerman and from US: the Directors of national security Tolbi Blinken, Brian Mc Keon y Dani Restrepo

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