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The Government began to manage a view of Alberto Fernández to Donald Trump

2020-02-24T23:48:06.159Z


The US ambassador Jorge Argüello transmitted it to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo


Paula Lugones

02/24/2020 - 20:20

  • Clarín.com
  • Politics

The Argentine ambassador to Washington, Jorge Argüello, began to manage a visit of President Alberto Fernández to the White House to meet Donald Trump this year, in a meeting with the US Foreign Minister in which they reviewed the bilateral and regional agenda.

Argüello was received on Monday afternoon by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, a meeting that the Argentine described as "very positive" and that lasted for about 40 minutes. Also present were the head of the region, Michael Kozak, and the US ambassador. in Argentina, Edward Prado. Shortly before they had met Kevin O'Reilly, the undersecretary for the Western Hemisphere.

It was the official debut of Argüello before senior officials of the United States since, after presenting his credentials to Trump on February 6, he traveled to Argentina for the approval of his statement in the Senate. He returned this Monday for this meeting.

According to the ambassador to Argentine correspondents in Washington, it was he who raised the possibility of a face-to-face encounter between Trump and Fernandez to Pompeo. The secretary replied that it was "very difficult for the election year in the United States s a trip from Trump to Buenos Aires." However, he said he was going to "propose to Trump the possibility of a visit by Fernandez this year" to Washington. Pompeo "was interested," said the Argentine.

The diplomat also said that he had told the chancellor “Argentina's recognition of the support we have received from the United States and the main countries that make up the board of the International Monetary Fund to launch the process we are living, which begins with the declaration of non-sustainability of the debt and the search for an agreement ”with the agency. By hand, Pompeo took note of the issues, they said.

The support of the United States in the board is key to a future debt renegotiation because, as the world's first economic power, it has a substantial influence on the approval of a future agreement. The officials also reviewed the meetings that Fernández held with leaders of other countries of importance in the body such as France, Germany, Italy at the beginning of the month. They also commented on Martín Guzmán's trip to a seminar on debt in the Vatican and the minister's recent meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Pompeo was interested in the economic news of our country and emphasized that he expected that the emergency measures taken by the Government (mainly the exchange rate) "cease soon" because, he said, "it is a necessary condition to guarantee the flow of investments, especially from US companies in Argentina ”. Argüello replied that "they were transitory measures, the product of necessity" that is being lived.

On another issue that matters a lot to the Government, Argüello formally raised, in addition, “Argentina's aspiration to occupy the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank,” replacing the Colombian Luis Alberto Moreno, and said they had a candidate for that position, the today Minister of Strategic Affairs Gustavo Beliz, who was an official of that body for several years. "I felt that they have a recognition towards Béliz, that they think he is a good candidate, but they took due note of the Argentine aspiration and the request that I made specifically for support," said Argüello.

They also talked about the re-election of Uruguayan Luis Almagro as general secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS), which has been very resisted by Kirchnerism. Two candidates are running to replace him, the Peruvian Hugo De Zela and the Ecuadorian María Fernanda Espinosa. "Argentina has not made the decision on who to support , Pompeo knows Argentina's criticism of Almagro's management," said Argüello, who clarified that the foreign minister "did not ask for support" for any candidate.

Another issue that emerged was the crisis in Venezuela, something that worries the Trump administration. "We share the same goal, which is to have an institutionally strong Venezuela," said Argüello. "We can have different views on how to get the same result," he added. They also talked about the electoral process in Bolivia.

In addition to his diplomatic mission, President Alberto Fernández has assigned Argüello a broader role, coordinating Argentine representation before international credit agencies, such as the IMF, the IDB and the World Bank, plus politicians such as the UN and the OAS.

Source: clarin

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