Alberto Fernandez arrived in the United States on Sunday as it was getting dark with the priority set on preparing for the meeting with Joe Biden. The President of the United States will receive the Argentine andl Wednesday 29 in a 90-minute meeting in which for these hours they will finish defining topics and format.
The meeting was postponed eight months after Biden tested positive for the coronavirus. “We did not go to knock on the door”they say from the entourage before the confirmation of a meeting that the American could have avoided because it is an election year.
What is the reason why the invitation finally arrived? In the environment of the Head of State they evaluate that “Argentina is a pillar of stability in the region and the gesture has to do with that, with supporting this ”, they explain from the government. They also acknowledge that “Argentina played well with this administration. When it was necessary to criticize Donald Trump, it was done”. This even happened hours after the meeting. In a gesture to Biden and a few hours before the meeting, Fernández devoted a paragraph of his seven-minute speech in the Dominican Republic to doing so.
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“Our America, in the years in which Donald Trump ruled the United States, he suffered a process of disintegration tremendous area. UNASUR gradually faded away as its members disassociated themselves by fulfilling mandates imposed by that republican government. Even the OAS remained at the service of this disintegrating objective, validating a coup d’état in Bolivia”, he said.
“It’s an open agenda”They explained from the presidential entourage. The President will raise the problem that the drought causes in the income of dollars to the country due to the drop in exports in the next harvest. He will speak to the President of the United States knowing the “influential” position that Washington has in the International Monetary Fund.
“The leaders will celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations between the United States and Argentina and will reiterate the strength of the partnership between the United States and Argentina. They will discuss how the United States and Argentina can continue to partner to address global challenges and continue to advance areas of mutual national interest, including critical minerals, climate change, space, and technology. They will also discuss economic cooperation, as well as their shared values of inclusion, democracy and protection of human rights,” they reported from the White House when confirming the bilateral agreement on Wednesday.
What does the government expect from the meeting with Joe Biden?
The format of the match will be 1+1. This means that Fernández will arrive in the Oval Office to meet alone with Biden. He will follow a joint statement to the press and the third step is formal greetings to the entourage. This last point generates expectation to know the role that the Minister of Economy will play in the visit, Sergio Massa.
The official will travel to Washington on Tuesday to join the delegation. He hopes not only to be able to shake hands with the US President, but also to have an exchange with him and with economic officials. This will depend on the minutes that the Presidents have taken before and Biden’s predisposition. SIf Fernández and the host occupy most of the 90 minutes alone, there will be almost no time for Massa’s presentation.
The bilateral relationship will have a second chapter in Argentina when the Under Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman arrives in our country. She there she will be with santiago cafiero to move forward on the agenda agreed this Wednesday.
In New York, Alberto Fernández will visit this Monday an exhibition by Marta Minujín at MoMA and will have dinner with some 30 investors from the Council of the Americas chaired by Susan Segal. On Tuesday, she will leave with the entourage for Washington. He is accompanied by the Secretary General of the Presidency, Julio Vitobello; The chancellor, santiago cafiero; and the Speaker, Gabriel Ceruti. In addition, the First Lady traveled, fabiola yanez.
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