BUENOS AIRES, 30 The Argentine Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, denounced the "intrusion" on defense issues in the region, an attitude he described as "grave" in an interview with radio station La Red taken up by the press in Argentina. Timerman was questioned by the exclusion of Argentina for the upcoming tour of the region by U.S.
President Barack Obama. The U.S. president will visit in March El Salvador, Brazil and Chile. After a long silence, Timerman hung on Saturday their first impressions in your account on the Twitter micro blog explaining that the relationship with the United States was "very dynamic" on issues such as "nuclear, G-20, terrorism and science." Timerman said in a radio interview that while Argentina has "similarities" with the U.S., "it should be noted that there are major differences," and denounced "intrusions on defense issues in the region" by Washington.
There are issues "that set limits that we should not cross" and said that Argentina will not buy U.S. weapons "to generate an arms race in the region" and that neither would sign "security agreements with extra-regional powers." Timerman reported that U.S. senators and travel "as if they were traveling" with briefcases to offer F-18, rifles and unmanned aircraft and referred to a former Republican presidential candidate, more or less veiled reference to John McCain.
"Argentina does not want to be buyer (...). No one eats bombs. I do not buy weapons useless," he said. The chancellor went even further in the criticism and hinted that he believes the United States in 2009 could have led the coup in Honduras: "They have a large base in Honduras, which makes us suspect that the coup was not casual , one of the largest bases in that country is.
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President Barack Obama. The U.S. president will visit in March El Salvador, Brazil and Chile. After a long silence, Timerman hung on Saturday their first impressions in your account on the Twitter micro blog explaining that the relationship with the United States was "very dynamic" on issues such as "nuclear, G-20, terrorism and science." Timerman said in a radio interview that while Argentina has "similarities" with the U.S., "it should be noted that there are major differences," and denounced "intrusions on defense issues in the region" by Washington.
There are issues "that set limits that we should not cross" and said that Argentina will not buy U.S. weapons "to generate an arms race in the region" and that neither would sign "security agreements with extra-regional powers." Timerman reported that U.S. senators and travel "as if they were traveling" with briefcases to offer F-18, rifles and unmanned aircraft and referred to a former Republican presidential candidate, more or less veiled reference to John McCain.
"Argentina does not want to be buyer (...). No one eats bombs. I do not buy weapons useless," he said. The chancellor went even further in the criticism and hinted that he believes the United States in 2009 could have led the coup in Honduras: "They have a large base in Honduras, which makes us suspect that the coup was not casual , one of the largest bases in that country is.
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