May 23, 2005
Kirchner praised Chávez and Lagos

(El Nacional) - "Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner praised President Hugo Chávez from Venezuela and Ricardo Lagos from Chile. Kirchner gave a statement to Clarín and Página 12 newspapers, when celebrating his second year in office; half his period.

'I am very grateful to Chávez. He has helped us a lot with our energetic crisis, he has purchased Argentinean bonds, he has helped repair dockyard Argentinean ships and we have sold Argentinean products to Venezuela', Kirchner said.

'He is a president elected by 60% of his people, and for that he has all my respect, beyond the fact that we have our own formation and political vision. I have the same opinion of Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, another great leader supported by his people', he said".