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The governor of the province of Santa Fe, Maximiliano Pullaro participated in the Federal Meeting for Memory held within the framework of the 30 years of the terrorist attack, which occurred on July 18, 1994, at the AMIA.
The event was held in the emblematic reconstructed building and also included the participation and signing of the commitment document by the head of Government of CABA, Jorge Macri, and the governors Axel Kicillof (Buenos Aires); Raúl Jalil (Catamarca); Martín Llaryora (Córdoba); Leandro Zdero (Chaco); Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos), Sergio Ziliotto (La Pampa); Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza); Gerardo Zamora (Santiago del Estero); Claudio Poggi (Saint Louis); Marcelo Orrego (San Juan); Claudio Vidal (Santa Cruz) and Osvaldo Jaldo (Tucumán); Gustavo Sáenz (Salta) and Raúl Jalil (Catamarca). Meanwhile, Neuquén, Río Negro and Misiones sent representatives of the provincial leaders.
On behalf of the national government, the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, and Lisandro Catalán, vice chief of staff of the Interior, participated in the meeting.
The activity was led by the president of the AMIA, Amos Linetzky, who maintained that “the day is unprecedented, since it is the first time that the provincial leaders of Argentina meet, to express their will and commitment to the imperative need for justice to be done in the AMIA case”.
Pullaro Expressions
On the occasion, Pullaro expressed “the commitment of the people of the invincible Province of Santa Fe for living memory and for justice after 30 years of this terrible terrorist attack that was not only against a community, but was carried out against the entire town.” of the Argentine nation”.
“We will only be able to close the wounds when we find those responsible, we put them in front of a court and the perpetrators, the intellectuals, but also those who financed that horrible act that all Argentines had to live through, pay the penalty,” said Pullaro. .
Likewise, the provincial leader reflected on the resurgence of hate speech worldwide: “In these difficult times in our country, but also in the world, in which unfortunately the worst ghosts that we ever saw arise and return, such as the of hatred, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, is when we have to be together with a message that has to be very strong, and that from here has to be replicated in all the provinces of the Argentine Republic. That is why I celebrate this federal meeting and it is. “My hope is that it can be replicated throughout the world.”
Finally, Pullaro stressed that in order to put an end to hate speech and acts of discrimination “we have to always bet on dialogue, to be able to listen to each other, respect each other, and always bridge our differences. In this very difficult moment that Argentina and the world are going through “We are here with a cause that unifies the Argentine people,” the governor emphasized and committed: “I come to bring my commitment as governor, but also to tell you that we are going to work hard in our educational system, in our institutional system and in our official speeches to keep the memory alive but fundamentally to be able to have Justice, so that Argentina can be a place of peace for all the people in the world who want to live there.”
“We will only be able to close the wounds when we find those responsible, we put them in front of a court and the perpetrators, the intellectuals, but also those who financed that horrible act that all Argentines had to live through, pay the penalty,” said Pullaro. .
The commitment of the provinces
Through the minutes they signed, the provincial leaders committed to guarantee compliance with the following actions:
– Carry out and support the organization of activities aimed at denouncing the current impunity in the case, and keeping alive the demand for justice, and the permanent tribute to the 85 fatal victims of the massacre perpetrated on July 18, 1994.
– Undertake initiatives that promote peace, the defense of human rights, coexistence in diversity, and that encourage the exercise of collective memory to avoid the germ of any action of hatred and discrimination.
– Ensure that education is a central pillar to transmit values of respect, harmony and solidarity, and to teach future generations the dire consequences that terrorism and violence leave in society.
– Contribute with social, cultural and educational projects and programs to the fight against anti-Semitism and xenophobia, promoting a culture of respect and mutual understanding.
– Promote the importance of the proper administration of justice for every republican system, for the construction of a just and equitable society.
