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Salta was the venue for two mini-summits of northern governors. With the vice president Victoria Villarruelon the one hand, and then with the Minister of the Interior of the Nation, Guillermo Francos, who participated in the events for the 211th anniversary of the Battle of Salta. In both meetings they participated Gustavo Saenzthe host and who was its promoter; Hugo Passalacquafrom Misiones; Osvaldo Jaldofrom Tucumán; Raul Jalil, from Catamarca; and Carlos Sadirfrom Jujuy.
The objective of the meetings was to rebuild the bridges, after the accusations of “traitors” from the Casa Rosada who, among others, targeted the man from Salta and the missionary, after the failure in the National Congress of the Omnibus Law. The exclusive topic of the meeting was the restitution, at least in part, of the funds that the Nation cut for public works, transportation and education.
The surprise, based on what had been announced last week, was the presence of Vice President Villarruel who settled in this province since Sunday, carrying out party activities. Only this Monday night, at the Official Residence of Fincas Las Costas, she was received by Sáenz, in advance of an expanded meeting with the five provincial leaders, when the day was already closing.
He anticipated Francos by two days and, therefore, She was the first to meet the provincial chiefs, showing a dialogic profile, in contrast to President Javier Milei. A busy year of legislative activity is on the horizon, so the vice president would intend to keep the greatest number of doors open in the provincessince the senators represent these and there will be key votes.
For inquiries of Ambitit was learned that the governors told Villarruel that They will insist in Congress on the restitution of the National Teacher Incentive Fund (FONID) and public transportation subsidies. Villarruel’s response would have been brief, he would have only indicated that he thought it was the appropriate setting to hold the debate. It will be seen.
At 9:30 o’clock the events began, under a strict security operation. There was a family photo at the foot of the February 20 Monument, which remembers the battle, and then a military and civic parade that was led in an official vehicle by Villarruel – who had previously raised the Argentine flag – Sáenz and Emiliano Durand, mayor of the capital of Salta, ally of the provincial president. At all times, Villarruel and Francos avoided contact with the media.so there were no public statements from officials.
Only Durand held a brief meeting with journalists, in which he was consulted about the brutal pruning of national resources, both for works, public transportation and education.
“This is not about national aid but about rights established by law that both provinces and municipalities have, which will be fought for, either through administrative means, in meetings and, if necessary, through judicial actions”held.
During the event in Plaza Belgrano – another of the spaces in which the patriotic deed was remembered – in the surrounding area there were relatives of those detained and disappeared during the last civil-military dictatorship, which They repudiated the presence of Vice President Villarruel, who in recent years was close to those convicted of crimes against humanity, during the dictatorship. There were also representatives of education unions that are in full parity and are far from being closed. No one was able to approach the authorities due to the security cordon.
Open dialogue
Francos’ conclave with the governors took place after noon, at the Official Residence of the Salta government. One of the axes was the announcement by the national government, last week, to eliminate trust funds for US$ 2,000 million that would end large public works, aid plans for the purchase of jugs, the construction of social housing and support for science, among other consequences. That is, it will directly impact the income of the provinces.
The governors want that decision to be reversed. Francos, he slipped, did not assume any commitment but to keep the bridges open. He also raised with the political official of the national Cabinet the problems that already exist in their districts due to the pruning of other co-shareable resources, such as non-automatic transfers.
After the meeting, Sáenz made a brief assessment on the social network a new anniversary of the Battle of Salta”. More extensive was Jaldo, his Tucumán peer, who said: “We took advantage of the opportunity to talk with the Vice President and Minister Francos about the efforts that each of the governors are carrying out.“. “Thanks to the leaders who also accompanied us. By region we are organizing ourselves to resume dialogue and see how we can continue working together between provincial governments and the national government.“he added.
