ARGENTINA: Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala denounces "pro-corruption law" as he meets with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez as part of his regional tour

Record ID: 446629

  • Title: ARGENTINA: Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala denounces "pro-corruption law" as he meets with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez as part of his regional tour
  • Date: 15th June 2011
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (JUNE 14, 2011) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHTY **) EXTERIOR OF BUILDING INSIDE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE ARGENTINE FLAG VARIOUS OF PERUVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT OLLANTA HUMALA AND WIFE NADINE HEREDIA WITH ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER JOURNALISTS OLLANTA, HEREDIA AND FERNANDEZ TOGETHER VEHICLES DRIVING INSIDE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL COMPOUND VARIOUS OF HUMALA ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT OLLANTA HUMALA, SAYING: "We are going to put measures in place. I've already mentioned the issue of remittances, the issue of standardizing titles [university degrees] the issue of credit in Peru, [So] that people have the possibility of buying homes in Peru - we have plans for construction at a national level. So the people can look at returning to their country [Peru] as a viable alternative." CLOSE-UP OF DIGITAL CAMERA FILMING HUMALA HUMALA SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT OLLANTA HUMALA, SAYING: "With respect to the corruption law, we have presented an opposing corruption bill. So that this law is passed because we cannot allow for damage to the nation to only be measured in patrimonial terms, but also on moral terms, on ethical terms, which are fundamental to preserving trust in the Peruvian people who know down to their bones the effects of corruption." VARIOUS OF HUMALA HEREDIA LISTENING HUMALA LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE HUMALA ENTERING A CAR AS PERUVIANS CHEER FOR HIM
  • Embargoed: 30th June 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Argentina, Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA46R1F8CBDVRD70LNL89V8Y0ZZ
  • Story Text: Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala met with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Tuesday (June 14) as he looked to strengthen ties with leaders during a regional tour following his election victory at home.
    Fernandez welcomed Humala and his wife, soon to be Peru's First Lady, Nadine Heridia, to the presidential residence in the Buenos Aires suburb of Olivos.
    Humala quickly set out on the trip after defeating his opponent Keiko Fujimori in Peru's run-off election and has sought to dispel fears he will govern like Venezuela's fiery leader Hugo Chavez, who was once his political mentor and is known for nationalizing private companies and railing against Washington.
    Investors worry the nationalist Humala will introduce an interventionist economic model, but he says he will protect and work to maintain soaring foreign investment and ensure the benefits of the booming economy, one of the fastest growing in the world, reach all Peruvians.
    The president-elect has said he will maintain close relations with the United States, but in just over a week after his election he is already reaching out to regional leaders, including powerful Brazil.
    Humala says he plans to create a deputy minister of Peruvians living abroad that will standardize degree titles and the sending of remittances.
    "We are going to put measures in place. I've already mentioned the issue of remittances, the issue of standardizing titles [university degrees] the issue of credit in Peru, [So] that people have the possibility of buying homes in Peru - we have plans for construction at a national level. So the people can look at returning to their country [Peru] as a viable alternative," Humala said.
    Some 300,000 Peruvians live in Argentina alone.
    In a sign of further integration Humala has voiced interest in joining the South American trade bloc Mercosur, though doing so could cause trouble by breaching the terms of Peru's free-trade pact with the U.S.
    Humala also used the opportunity to condemn corruption, which he says has plagued Peru, and to promote a bill aimed at limiting corruption in the Andean nation.
    He directly challenged Peru's law 29703 which only punishes law makers if unlawful actions harm the state, saying it is confusing and encourages corruption.
    "With respect to the corruption law, we have presented an opposing corruption bill. So that this bill is passed because we cannot allow for damage to the nation to only be measured in patrimonial terms, but also on moral terms, on ethical terms, which are fundamental to preserving trust in the Peruvian people who know down to their bones the affects of corruption," Humala added.
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