Kirchner's commitment, said the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, transcended political ideologies and earned him the respect and admiration of the regional leaders.
"The UNASUR he leaves behind is seen as a stronger regional forum for peace and democracy and an effective mechanism to resolve regional disputes," said Ban.
stressed, inter alia, the determination of former Argentine leader in defending human rights and its role in the development and adoption of a convention against disappearances.
For his part, Ambassador Francisco Carrion Mena, Ecuador, a country that chairs the UNASUR, said the Union is in mourning, but is guided by the example of former Argentine president.
'Fate, we can not change. We have before us the reality of his physical absence short, but at the same time we have him an inheritance based on the attitude of solidarity, in justice, must be applied for the benefit of the integration of peoples. "
Ambassador of Argentina to the UN, Jorge Argüello, thanked the words of tribute on behalf of its president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, but also personal.
"Nestor Kirchner was my friend, was my companion was my president. Kirchner's life was consumed early in the fight. He marked a turning point in the history of Argentina. "
The diplomat added that what remains today is his example and his commitment to multilateralism, justice social democracy and human rights.
"Transcended ideologies"
"His commitment transcended ideologies and earned him the respect and admiration of leaders of the region. UNASUR leaving is seen as a strong regional forum for peace and democracy, and as an effective mechanism for resolving disputes. "So honored the secretary general of the Organization of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, former President Nestor Kirchner at the special meeting convened by the General Assembly to pay homage to Santa Cruz. International delegations filled the room and reminded Kirchner for his contribution to "the rights multilateralist human vocation, "he told Página/12 Jorge Arguello, Argentine representative to the UN.
The UN held a meeting yesterday for 44 minutes only to honor Kirchner, who died Oct. 27, when the assembly began with a minute's silence in his memory. Ban Ki-moon was the first to commemorate the former president when he noted that "UNASUR he leaves behind is seen as a stronger regional forum for peace and democracy and an effective mechanism to resolve regional disputes" and recalled the speech in Santa Cruz UN in 2006, where he championed while president "adopting the International Convention for the Protection from Enforced Disappearance, "which joined 87 countries.
The UN is not usual to pay tribute to the deceased former presidents given that 192 countries are represented within it. But the figure of Kirchner broke with strength in the international political scene hardness gestures when faced with the International Monetary Fund reform and calling for changes to be spokesman who lived in Latin America. "I was proud of the tremendous gratitude to Nestor Kirchner that showed the entire international community. Not yet dimension of what we Kirchner involved in international politics, "said Arguello from New York. The Argentine ambassador to the United Nations explained further that "even approaching some delegations continue to leave your words in the book of condolences" as the diplomatic corps Emirates.
At the meeting organized by the Ecuadorian delegation, which has the presidency of UNASUR, speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, Egypt's ambassador to the UN Maged Abdel Aziz, who said the former president "guided Argentina's efforts to strengthen respect for the rights total fundamental freedoms and ensure a better life for all people in a free and democratic society. " Despite the differences that remained with Kirchner Uruguayan border conflict by cutting the bridge between Gualeguaychú and Fray Bentos, the intervention of José Luis Cancela East was addressed to the role played by Kirchner in promoting regional integration in the last decade. "Throughout the length and breadth of Latin America and the Caribbean representing the Gate in his speech, the different integration processes that are interconnected agree that with his death, Latin America is deprived of a leading figure in the construction of the region, "stressing that this was" his legacy. "
The five regional groups which are distributed worldwide diplomatic representation had also expressed their respect and condolences to President Cristina Kirchner and the Argentine people. As hosts Americans joined in the tribute and recalled that during his tenure as president, "Kirchner was an advocate of the Argentines. Deeply believed in justice and ending impunity for crimes committed during a particularly tragic period in Argentina's history, "said Ronald Godard. He highlighted the commitment to "fight against international terrorism" and its role as "an active partner in combating drug trafficking." Argüello
closed the tribute remembering his personal and political relationship with Kirchner and emulating "when he said 'we are children of the Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo."
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