Vice President Gabriela Michetti continues her state visit to Asia and is making commercial progress with the most dynamic region in the world. In addition to her, the official delegation includes the Undersecretary of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Pablo Quirno (h); the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Guillermo Bernaudo; and the President of Senasa, Ricardo Negri.
On Wednesday (8.5.201), Michetti was in Indonesia, where she had arrived on Tuesday and will remain until tomorrow. The Argentine ambassador to that country, Ricardo Luis Bocalandro, was also there. Previously, Michetti was in Malaysia and Qatar. Specifically, she held a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia, Andi Amran Sulaiman, who promised to eliminate the temporary restrictions on the entry of Argentine sweet citrus fruits into the market of that country. In addition, progress was made with the protocols for the export of meat. Today, Argentina exports 17 products of plant origin to Indonesia.
He also met with Budi Waseso, the president of the Indonesian Logistics Bureau, a state-owned company engaged in food logistics; with the Minister of Social Affairs, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita; and with the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Darmin Nasution.
«As a result of the efforts we are making, we will export many more products to Indonesia, with all the benefits that this implies for our economy.", the vice president commented.
"Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and our trade balance is in surplus. In 2018, we exported agro-industrial products worth 1.200 billion dollars. Our goal is to increase and diversify exports to this destination.“said Negri, who also accompanied Michetti to the meeting with members of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).We have finished a very good trip"Negri later summarized on social media, adding that they will also seek to open the bovine and ovine genetics markets.
Together with Guillermo Bernaudo (Agribusiness), Ricardo Negri (SENASA), Pablo Quirno h (International Economic Relations) and Ambassador Ricardo Luis Bocalandro, we held a working meeting with the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia, Darmin Nasutionel. pic.twitter.com/HyWWSYmV6Q
— Gabriela Michetti (@gabimichetti) May 8th 2019
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