Chilean President Calls
for Unity
SANTIAGO de CHILE
-Chilean President
Michelle Bachelet
reiterated her call
Wednesday for "not to
fall into temptations of
any kind and act with
responsibility, wisdom,
social sensibility,
reasonable optimism and
unitary spirit to face
the world economic
crisis.
"It is fundamental,” she
said, “a will of unity
and collaboration on the
part of all the actors
and that is not only
reflected in words, but
also in the facts."
The Chilean President
made the call after
receiving Alfredo Ovalle,
president of the
Production and Trade
Confederation, in a
similar meeting to those
she had this week with
union and political
leaders.
She outlined the
necessity to continue
working responsibly and
not to become a part
neither to fall victims
of alarmism, nor
pessimistic diagnoses.
Bachelet added that this
attitude, together with
the local government's
economic lead, "will
allow us to keep on
growing, generate new
investment projects and
take care of the
employment ". She
insisted in the
convenience of the joint
efforts by the
government, workers and
managers.
Accompanied by the
Chilean Minister of
Treasury, Andres
Velasco, and Economy,
Hugo Lavados, Bachelet
admitted that Chile "is
not immune to the
effects of the
international
turbulences", although
it has big strengths to
be able to face those
threats.
Among other data, she
assured that this year,
the growth of investment
will increase up to 28
percent of the Gross
Domestic Product.
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