The Member States of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) strongly condemn and repudiate the assassination attempt against the Vice President of the Argentine Republic, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, occurred on September 1, 2022.

The Alliance expresses its complete solidarity and support for the Vice President, her family and the Argentine people, stresses that these terrible events must be clarified and supports the claim by the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández that perpetrators must be identified and prosecuted in accordance with Argentine law.

Dialogue and peace must prevail over hate speech and intolerance. The Alliance reiterates its deep concern and repudiation of this assassination attempt.

Caracas, September 2, 2022