President Alberto Fernandez announced infrastructure works for the Buenos Aires parties of San Fernando, Escobar and Malvinas Argentinas. In the act he affirmed that while the State “continues taking care of the health” of the Argentineans, public works “are coming back” to generate development and work. In addition, he anticipated that they will present measures to fight insecurity.
“We are taking another step to put Argentina on its feet“, said the head of state after the national government signed an agreement to improve the rail service, which implies an investment of almost 2,600 million pesos.
Through a videoconference from the Olivos residence, the president pointed out that work is being done “on all levels” and that while “caring for the health of Argentines” continues, “public works” are being returned to. to improve the quality of life of Argentines.
In addition, he mentioned that during the health protection measures “preserving employment” was a priority for the government, while considering that “public works are the engine of the development of an economy that recovers faster than thought”.
Alberto Fernández highlighted the need for a “more active presence of the State“and recalled that when” he is absent, hospital beds, respirators and school teachers and students disappear. “
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Transport, Mario Meoni, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio Massa, at the Olivos residence, where he was connected by videoconference with the Governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, and the mayor of San Fernando, Juan Andreotti, that of Malvinas Argentinas, Leonardo Nardini, and the General Secretary of Escobar, Carlos Ramil.
These are works to carry out low-level crossings and other improvements to the railway infrastructure of the Belgrano Norte and Miter lines.
Before the President’s words, the Buenos Aires governor stressed that “these works facilitate and accelerate the transport of passengers so that it is easier to live further away from urban conglomerates.”
For his part, Minister Meoni recalled that Alberto Fernández asked him for “a federal country” and pointed out that “the railroad is the way to achieve it.”
“When you look at the map of a country, you see a cluster of islands, the railroad stopped uniting, and therefore to encourage economic development,” he concluded.
Measures against insecurity
Alberto Fernández took advantage of the meeting with the Buenos Aires mayors to anticipate that in the next few days, together with the Bonarense governor, Axel Kicillof, security-related announcements. “We are going to fight insecurity, we don’t want to be distracted,” he said.
“We are going to announce a series of measures to guarantee all Buenos Aires residents the security they need. users of public transport are the most exposed to insecurity and we are going to fight insecurity, “he explained.
The president explained that there is “a citizen demand that demands more troops, more police, more safety on the streets“ and added that “we need good train stations, good level crossings, but also that all this happens in a climate of citizen security, which at times seems to be breaking down.”
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