The meeting was held in the Thomas Jefferson Room and, in addition to Blinken and Cafiero, the ambassador to the United States, Jorge Arguello and its peer in Argentina, Marc Stanley.
Although the meeting was scheduled to address all the issues of the bilateral relationship, at the top of that agenda is the agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The negotiation is going through key days, since in March Argentina would have to face capital and interest maturities that it could not address with the existing reserves. According to Economy Minister Martín Guzmán, the point on which there is no agreement is the speed of fiscal convergence.
“We very strongly support a vibrant Argentine economy”, lAntony Blinken told Cafiero, in what could be read as a positive sign in the midst of discussions about the new program. Along these lines, the Joe Biden official also maintained that “Argentina is a friend and a partner in the hemisphere and beyond.”
Cafiero, who arrived in the US capital on Monday on a two-day official visit, also plans to meet with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.
On his first day on the job in Washington, The foreign minister held a meeting with the Argentine ambassador to the United States, Jorge Argüello, and the representatives of Argentina before the multilateral organizations, headed by Sergio Chodos.
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“This is the first high-level meeting between the foreign ministers of both countries, and it contains a bilateral and political agenda, in which the entire relationship will be reviewed, which is optimal, intense and fruitful”Official sources told this agency about the meeting between the head of Palacio San Martín and Blinken.
This idea seemed to be reflected in a message that Ambassador Argüello published on Monday on the social network Twitter, in which he welcomed the Argentine foreign minister to Washington and highlighted the “intense agenda” that will be deployed with the State Department and authorities of the United States Government.
Source From: Ambito
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