Invited by the United States Chamber of Commerce in Argentina (AmCham), a delegation of national deputies and senators traveled to the northern country as international observers of the election that declared Donald Trump once again as elected president of that country.
The delegation is made up of, among others, the head of the PRO block, Cristian Ritondo (Buenos Aires); the head of the UCR bench, Rodrigo de Loredo (Cordova); the Buenos Aires native Bertie Benegas Lynch (Freedom Advances); the macristas from santafesinos Germana Figueroa Casas and Luciano Laspina; the bullrichista from Cordoba Laura Rodríguez Machado; and the Catamarca Union for the Homeland María Fernanda Ávila.
As confirmed ScopeFor this Thursday, the legislators’ busy agenda includes a visit to the Institutional Monetary Fund (IMF). There they will be received by the head of the mission for Argentina, the Venezuelan Luis Cubeddu.
Members of the delegation told this medium that it is an “institutional meeting.” ““It’s not that we are going to renegotiate the debt.”explained a legislator with a laugh. However, the meeting takes place at a time when Trump – who granted a loan to the country for US$45 billion during Mauricio Macri’s presidency – returns to the White House.
The legislators’ visit to the IMF will take place at 10 a.m. (12 p.m. in Argentina). In addition, they are scheduled to tour the IDB offices and some rooms of the White House today.
National senators complete the delegation Maximiliano Abad (UCR, Buenos Aires) and Sonia Elizabeth Rojas Decut (Renewal Front of Social Concord, Misiones); and the provincial senator of Santa Fe Felipe Michlig (UCR).
On its journey the delegation will come across another of the groups that traveled to the northern country. This is made up of the Río de la Plata University Foundation, directed by Macrista Francisco Quintana, where the representative of La Libertad Avanza was a part. Santiago Viola. The FURP delegation is made up of Martín Lousteau (national senator for the City of Buenos Aires, UCR), Juan Bautista Mahiques (attorney general of the City of Buenos Aires), Miguel Ángel Acevedo (vice governor of Tucumán), Rita Sallaberry (deputy of the province of Buenos Aires – JxC), Yamil Santoro (legislator in the CABA Legislature – United Republicans) and Karina Leguizamón (president of the Council of the Judiciary of the CABA).
Debt, new ambassador and bilateral link
While defining the name of the next ambassador to the United States, The Government seeks to renegotiate the debt contracted with the Fund in 2018. In that sense, Casa Rosada assures that a new loan will not be requested, although they consider that following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential elections, they will be able to benefit from collaboration with the organization.
In a day of tribute to Trump, in which all officials arrived at Balcarce 50 with red ties, on Wednesday different names were considered to replace Gerardo Werthein. One of them was Daniel Sciolithe Secretary of Tourism, Environment and Sports, visited the government palace on Wednesday, fueling rumors.
Demian RidelJavier Milei’s chief of advisors, is also being considered for ambassador and in fact is in the United States managing the president’s trip to Trump’s inauguration. The list also shows Juan Napolipresident of the Banco de Valores and former LLA candidate. Another of those who is enthusiastic is the ex-macrista Alex Campbellwho recently had a meeting with Trump.
Source: Ambito
