The Under Secretary of International Trade of the United States, Marisa Lago, met this Tuesday (09.04.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX) within the framework of her visit to Buenos Aires, with representatives of the Government of Javier Milei.
El Ministry of Economy The Argentine Finance Secretary, Pablo Quirno, led a meeting with Lago and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State of the United States Department of State, Kevin Sullivan, said in a statement.
"In this context, the Argentine and American authorities worked to continue strengthening bilateral relations and trade between the two countries," said the same source.
Also participating were the Secretary of Industry and Productive Development, Juan Pazo; the Secretary of Commerce, Pablo Lavigne; the Ambassador of the United States, Marc Stanley; the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Undersecretary of International Trade, Susannah Marshall; the Economic Counselor of the Embassy, Matthew Stokes; and the Commercial Counselor, Eric Olson.
Additionally, Lago visited the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship where she was received by Chancellor Diana Mondino.
At the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs outlined “the main challenges” facing the country, as well as the priorities and vision in terms of foreign policy and international trade, both within the region and globally.” She also stressed that “Argentina seeks to position itself as a reliable supplier in the supply chain of critical minerals and energy, among other goods and services of interest to both countries.”
To this end, he raised the need to continue working on a greater opening of the US market for Argentine exports, which would allow for expanding the base of bilateral trade and leveling the trade balance. According to official data, the United States is Argentina's third largest trading partner and the main foreign investor, with an investment stock of more than USD 26.000 billion (as of June 2023).
Among other topics, the Argentine entry into the OECD and the willingness to participate in the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas (APEP), as well as cooperation on nuclear, space, security, defense and human rights issues.
Since Javier Milei's presidency, which began with his inauguration on December 10, 2023, Argentina and the United States have reaffirmed their shared interests to expand such cooperation.
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