PRESIDENT NESTOR KIRCHNER RALLIED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ARGENTINES ON FRIDAY AGAINST A PULP MILL PROJECT IN URUGUAY THAT MANY FEAR WILL CAUSE POLLUTION, REUTERS REPORTED. THE DEMONSTRATION CAME A DAY AFTER ARGENTINA FILED A LAWSUIT AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, CALLING FOR SUSPENSION OF THE $1.7 BILLION PROJECT ALONG THE URUGUAY RIVER THAT BORDERS BOTH COUNTRIES. "THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE THAT CONCERNS BOTH ARGENTINES AND URUGUAYANS," KIRCHNER TOLD THE CROWD IN GUALEGUAYCHU, THE SITE OF MONTHS OF PROTESTS BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS AGAINST THE TWO PLANTS. "ARGENTINA ASSUMES THIS AS ONE OF ITS OWN PROBLEMS," HE ADDED. ARGENTINES SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT POLLUTION AND THE MILLS' IMPACT ON TOURISM, WHILE URUGUAYANS HAVE DEFENDED THE PROJECT AS THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT. --More 2315 Local Time 2015 GMT
