Leaders from
across the region issued their congratulations to the Greek people
following the historic referendum
Latin
American leaders have congratulated the Greek government and its
people, following Sunday's historic referendum, in which voters
elected to reject debt austerity proposals by their European
lenders.
Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro, describing the result tweeted, “The ‘no’
vote in Greece is a victory against the financial terrorism carried
out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).”
Bolivia’s
left-wing president, Evo Morales, said, "I congratulate the
great Greek people for the victory of “no” … which is a defeat
of European imperialism. It is the beginning of the liberation of the
European people. My respect and admiration for the historic Greek
people, the birthplace of democracy. The Greek people have defeated
the harshest capitalism".
Cuba’s
Raul Castro also sent a message to Greek Prime Minister Alexis
Tsipras saying "I extend sincere congratulations on the victory
of the No vote in the referendum ...that result shows the majority
support of the Greek people for the courageous policy of your
government. I reiterate my highest consideration and esteem."
Argentine
President Cristina Kirchner also sent her support to the Greek
people.
Ecuador’s
foreign minister, Ricardo Patiño, tweeted the overwhelming vote
against the proposed austerity measures by European creditors
represented “solid backing” for Greece’s prime minister, Alexis
Tsipras.
Ecuador,
like Greece, held a debt audit that found the country’s debt
illegal and illegitimate and that later led to the South American
nation substantially reducing its repayments to creditors. Ahead of
the vote, Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, said Greece should
ignore the advice of the IMF and international financial
bureaucracies.
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