The long-awaited day has come from the government: USA Officially announcing the framework of the mutual trade and investment agreement with Argentina Which includes Reducing customs tariffs, and mutual trade and investment cooperation.
To the president Javier Miley He had to speak at the Regional Economics Conference organized by the Club de la Libertad Foundation in Currents Minutes after the US government statement was issued: “It is certain that they still do not know Tremendous news that came out“was the first thing he said.
“As you will see We are deeply committed to making Argentina great again“, he celebrated.
The White House understanding came to light while the advisor and former Finance Minister, Pablo Cernoheld a meeting with Marcos RubioSecretary of State of the American leader Donald Trumpin Washington, DC.
From Argentina, at Casa Rosada, they were tight and did not dare expect this gesture to finally arrive at dusk, but they confirmed that they were “optimists” The agreement will see the light soon. He was also able to rebuild HistorianAnd they had agreed that The official outreach was an initiative of the United States government Therefore, they did not expect anything from the presidency.
They stressed that the final product of the agreement was “very broad”, as they expected – and included interests in steel, aluminium, meat, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, machinery, information technology, medical devices, vehicles and agricultural products.
It is likely that, after the first statement, the announcements by product will be released in batches, or at least that is what was expected weeks ago, according to a high-level source familiar with this medium.
The expectation of the imminent announcement comes days before the midterm elections, when the presidential delegation and the economic team met with Trump. Despite the threat to lift the confidentiality agreement weeks ago, finally I waited until after the elections To sign it in stone.
“It was a great victory in Argentina. I want to congratulate the winner, who was a great winner and had a lot of help from us. I gave him support, very strong support. It was truly unexpected to achieve this victory“, congratulated the Republican leader in front of a group of journalists.
Republican lobby, Barry BennettHe had visited Balkarsi 50 last week to meet the presidential advisor Santiago Caputoone of the links between libertarian environmentalism and North American government. As a prelude to that week, the new US Ambassador to Argentina also offered, Peter LamelasTo meet the Argentine President.
These were the first in-person approaches from the United States yet Electoral victory La Libertad took a lead in the October 26 legislative elections, which served as the backdrop for the first mid-campaign announcements. “Everything we feared this summer has already happened, and now it’s about the future,” the North American advisor was relieved when he arrived at Casa Rosada.
The expectations now are the next visit of the United States Treasury Secretary, Scott Besantthe central figure of the financial rescue. The investor has only set foot in Argentina AprilWhen the moves for the agreement were secret, he was expected to return to Argentina Before the end of the year.
A source with close ties to the North American country risked that if he did, it would be just that After the legislative change On December 10th. At Casa Rosada they still do not dare confirm his visit and even now reduce it to condescension.
Meanwhile, the minister confirmed in an interview with MSNBC that Swap $20,000 million And has been activated “We benefited from it.”. Market estimates have indicated that the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) has been used so far 2.7 billion US dollars Of the total amount.
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