Argentine president thanks opposition for support over YPF

General Sources Friday 27th April, 2012

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine President Cristina Kirchner defended the expropriation of oil company YPF, a subsidiary of Spain's Repsol, and thanked opposition groups for support of the move.Kirchner rallied supporters at a Buenos Aires football stadium on Friday, marking the ninth anniversary of the election victory of her late husband Nestor Kirchner (president 2003-2007), and hailed the move as positive for the country as whole, despite a harsh reac...

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