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Viewing cable 07BUENOSAIRES2252, MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; 11/21/07

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BUENOSAIRES2252 2007-11-23 09:20 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
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DE RUEHBU #2252/01 3270920
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
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FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9762
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RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 002252 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INR/R/MR, I/GWHA, WHA, WHA/PDA, WHA/BSC, 
WHA/EPSC 
CDR USSOCOM FOR J-2 IAD/LAMA 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; 11/21/07 
 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Today's most important international stories are related to 
President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's trip to Brazil and 
a change of priorities in Argentina's foreign policy. 
 
2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS 
 
- "(Argentina's) foreign policy has already started" 
 
Daily-of-record "La Nacion" (11/21) front-pages an opinion piece by 
prestigious political analyst Joaquin Morales Sola, who opines "The 
(Argentine) President-elect has already made a U-turn on foreign 
policy issues. 
 
"It is increasingly clear that Argentina's main ally in the region 
is Brazil and that Chile comes next. The news is that Hugo Chavez 
does not appear among Argentina's foreign policy priorities although 
Cristina Kirchner does not often criticize him or let other leaders 
do it. 
 
"Truly enough, Chavez' attitudes have distanced him from the 
President elect rather than Cristina's foreign policy convictions. 
 
"... Chavez's fourth visit to Iran in just two years is another 
point of disagreement between the Venezuelan leader and Cristina... 
The President-elect has a long-standing commitment to clarifying the 
fierce attack on AMIA... 
 
"... Not long ago, an influential foreigner told Cabinet Chief 
Alberto Fernandez that Argentina should put its ties to the US on a 
safe track... The President-elect's decision to appoint an entrusted 
person as US Ambassador could indicate that she has decided to 
handle ties to Washington personally. During recent years Chavez has 
been a permanent obstacle to the US-Argentine bilateral 
relationship. Distancing from Chavez or getting closer to him 
implies two different ways of relating to the world." 
 
- "The Buenos Aires-Brasilia axis" 
 
Walter Goobar, international columnist of business-financial "BAE," 
writes (11/21) "In her short five-hour visit to Brazil, Cristina 
Fernandez de Kirchner's crystal-clear words and gestures confirmed 
that she will give the Buenos Aires-Brasilia axis top priority. Ever 
since the President-elect confirmed her visit to Brazil, the 
Brazilian media have speculated very much with Buenos Aires' 'change 
of focus, more inclined to Brasilia rather than Caracas,' although 
Brazilians hesitated with the appointment of Economy Minister Martin 
Lousteau... Lousteau could impose a critical view of Mercosur's 
impact. 
 
"Lousteau criticizes the asymmetries with Brazil and believes that 
Mercosur did not contribute to Argentina's industrialization. 
 
"... The number of ongoing projects (between Argentina and Brazil), 
which are supposed to be short- or mid-term, is another piece of 
evidence of the so-called strategic partnership between the two 
countries. 
 
"... There are cooperation projects on defense and energy, and also 
the possibility to stop using the dollar as a reference currency in 
financial exchanges within the bloc... 
 
"There is also the possibility that Embraer (Empresa Brasilea de 
Aeronautica) could build cargo airplanes for the Argentine Air 
Force... 
 
"... The international scenario is where Cristina distances herself 
from her husband. The President-elect has already set priorities - 
the Southern Cone. She has been to Chile, Brazil and she will go to 
Uruguay, according to the evolution of the Botnia crisis. 
 
"On foreign policy issues, the order of any number of factors does 
matter. This is why for the time being Lula comes before Hugo 
Chavez. In this way, the priorities established by (Cristina's) 
husband have changed. 
 
"This change of priorities was defined when Brazil announced its 
withdrawal from Gasoducto del Sur." 
 
- "Nearer Lula, further from Chavez?" 
 
Eduardo van der Kooy, political columnist for leading "Clarin," 
opines (11/21) "... Cristina Fernandez's trip to Brasilia could 
imply a smooth turn in the orientation established by the Nestor 
Kirchner administration. The President-elect believes that current 
and also future conditions could justify the reiteration of strong 
winks in Argentina's alliance with Lula da Silva, Argentina's main 
strategic partner. 
 
"Will this mean a distancing from Hugo Chavez? Cristina will not 
make any gesture that could be interpreted as distancing herself 
from Venezuela and she will also honor her commitments to Venezuela. 
One example - the senator has asked Lula to make an effort to 
approve Venezuela's entry into Mercosur... Caracas appreciated her 
gesture... 
 
"The Kirchnerist government has always had in mind that Venezuela 
provided financial aid for our country at difficult moments. As a 
matter of fact, Argentina will again have to honor financial 
commitments next year for about seven billion dollars. Perhaps 
Caracas will again have to purchase more debt bonds. However, 
Cristina may want to have her Paris Club deal unblocked by then. If 
this happens, the brand-new government could have some alternative 
sources of funding. 
 
"Beyond those considerations, the Argentine-Venezuelan bilateral 
ties have cooled down. The incident between Chavez and King Juan 
Carlos from Spain during the Ibero-American summit contributed to 
it... 
 
"Regarding Chavez's constitutional amendment project, Kirchner and 
Cristina have questioned it. They are also mistrustful over the 
progress made in Venezuela's ties to Iran... 
 
"... Cristina's trip was the first she made abroad as 
President-elect... It is true that that she was previously in Chile, 
but she did that to attend the Ibero-American Summit. Her choice did 
not seem by chance but rather to establish a priority in regional 
politics in an attempt to preserve the fragile balance exhibited so 
far." 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
WAYNE