The President was greeted by the presidents Lula Da Silva, Sebastian Pinera, Jose Mujica, Fernando Lugo, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez and Rafael Correa. "Our people are better than one hundred years ago," said the head of state. He reiterated the claim over the Falkland Islands.

Cristina together with the presidents, as part of the Bicentennial.
As part of celebrations for the Bicentennial Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said today: "We wanted to give us a different Bicentennial, a Bicentennial popular with the people in the streets," to receive the greeting of foreign dignitaries and the diplomatic corps accredited the Argentine government in the Hall of Busts, Government House.

The Head of State said: "In the Centenary was invited to a member of the royal house of Spain. With all due respect I have for and on behalf of the history of all these men and women who are in this gallery wanted to give us a Bicentennial different, a Bicentennial popular with the people in the streets. "

"Our people are better than one hundred years ago, no matter who likes it," said the head of state, before the eyes of their Latin American counterparts.

Moreover, the President thanked the representatives present and the rest of "Latin America" "support" given to Argentina in its claim for sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

In addition, he said: "When the people honored me with their vote, the celebration and commemoration of the Bicentennial for all of us became almost an obsession. Centenario is that the other was conducted in a country that had declared a state of siege. "

"A country where the immigrants had brought new ideas of the old world. And the festivities were under the Suppression of new and emerging trade unionism in the middle of a siege," said the President.

"Here we are, 200 years later. And I thought it was a good way to commemorate them in this scenario, at the opening of the 'Hall of Patriots Latin American Bicentennial." Here are all. They are our great victories and some bitter failures. But without them we would not be celebrating as we are doing, "said Cristina.

The ceremony was attended by Presidents Lula Da Silva (Brazil), Sebastian Pinera (Chile), Jose Mujica (Uruguay), Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Hugo Chávez (Venezuela) and Rafael Correa (Ecuador).

At noon the president, Nestor Kirchner next to deputy, participated in the Te Deum was performed by the May 25 celebration in the Basilica of Luján, who was in charge of the Archbishop of Buenos Aires that game, Bishop Augustine Radrizzani.

At the start of the ceremony, the head of state greeted the crowd that had gathered early outside the temple of Luján.