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2024-04-18 16:48:55
The Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, launched this morning a key diplomatic mission to NATO. By instruction of the president Javier Miley, the official began a series of meetings this Thursday with directors of that military alliance. The meetings took place in Brussels, Belgium, headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The first of these meetings took place with the objective of operationalizing the approval process so that Argentina can acquire the category of “socio global” of that organization. Petri met with Mircea Geoana, deputy secretary general of the organization. “I met with the Deputy Secretary General of NATO. I presented the letter of intent that expresses Argentina’s request to become a global partner of this organization. We will continue working to recover links that allow us to modernize and train our forces to NATO standards,” the official published on his X account.
As far as he might know Infobaethe meeting was positive, some sections were spoken in Spanish and the letter of intent was delivered transmitting Milei’s request to increase Argentina’s commitment to the most developed countries in the world, in line with its pro-Western outlook that It has been manifesting since the inauguration.
In the conversation, Petri conveyed that the new government’s first foreign policy decision was to reverse its entry into the BRICS bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was a decision that the previous Kirchner administration had made, which the president formally deactivated. According to what was reported from the contact this followingnoon in Brussels, there was a consideration of Argentina’s distancing from Chinese and Russian influence.
Among the topics addressed, the possibility that Argentina might participate and cooperate together with NATO in peace operations, cyber defense, the fight once morest disinformation and maritime security stood out. They are all clichés that dominate global security. In addition, there was talk of deepening joint training and education programs.
These are all questions that depend, in any case, on the application of Milei’s government is well received in the strategic and political leadership of NATO, where the United States, Great Britain, Germany and France have the key for the process to advance as quickly as possible.
Then Petri had a bilateral with Javier Colomina Piriz, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy. This is an official with incidence in the international organization. As this media learned, it was a meeting that lasted around 40 minutes in which the representative of the Casa Rosada extended the folder with the requirements to apply to the approval process required to acquire the status of “socio global”. It is a path of medium term and windingwhich requires you to comply with a series of steps.
“I presented Argentina’s proposals to explore issues of mutual interest such as maritime safety and reinforce the strategic dialogue of security. We will continue working on strengthen our relationship with NATO“, said Petri following the meeting.
The Argentine official will be escorted by Juan BattalemeSecretary of International Affairs of the Ministry of Defense and key foreign policy advisor to the minister, and by Brigadier Xavier Julian Isaachead of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces.
The military alliance is a collective defense system which represents the geopolitical interests of the Western powers and has Russia and Iran as nemesis. As well as China for the global insertion of the communist country in strategic issues that may represent a threat to NATO-allied states.
It was created in April 1949 by a group of 12 western countries to stop the advance of the then Soviet Union. It was founded by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands and Portugal.
Then other European countries joined, including nations that were allies of the Soviet regime and joined NATO following the decline of the Soviet Union as such. Currently, it has 31 members and it is the most important defensive block in the world. It represents the 53% of global military spending.
The collective defense system that consists of the clause established in the article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, constituent of NATO. The member countries agree there that an armed attack once morest one or more of them, taking place in Europe or North America, will be considered as directed once morest all of them. Consequently, they can exercise the right of self-defense individual or collective recognized in the United Nations Charter. This implies, if deemed pertinent, the use of armed force.
In addition to the 31 permanent members, NATO has nine allies more as “global partners”. It is the category that Argentina intends to adopt now. Globally, Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, and Pakistan are the rest of the states in that condition. Colombia It is the only country in the region that has that status. He achieved it in 2018 following a approval process five years.
Milei began efforts in this regard last month. On March 21, the Nuclear Energy Summitorganized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), chaired by the Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi. Argentina sent as its representative the Secretary of National Strategy, Jorge Antelo. He is an official as relevant as he is low profile who orbits around Nicolas Posse, Chief of Staff of the Nation. On that trip, the Casa Rosada made NATO aware of the political will to adopt the status of “global partner.”
During the presidency of Carlos MenemArgentina had managed in 1997 to be “extra-NATO ally”. A category that allowed the Government to have an office in Brussels and receive instructions and war equipment. The former Riojan president tried to deepen that status, but he did not succeed. During Kirchnerism, both Nestor as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner They adopted a foreign policy shift that distanced Balcarce 50 from Washington and its allies.
Milei now intends to exhume the alliance with a leap in status. The quality of “global partner” will allow Argentina to deepen its defensive skillsaccess equipment for the Armed Forces, have military training and obtain useful information for geopolitical movements.
To continue with the same strategic line, following the NATO mission, Petri will take a flight to Oslo, the capital of Norway. The reason is to try to unblock the purchase of four Norwegian planes that had begun the administration of Alberto Fernández. These are aircraft P-3 Orion that are used for maritime video surveillance.
The previous Government did not comply with the established deadlines and Petri will seek to unblock the negotiation to smooth the purchase of the planes. The Ministry of Defense expects that in May the P-3 Orion are in Argentina.
For Balcarce 50 it results from a key agreement, because they are aircraft destined to guard the 200 miles of the Argentine maritime platform. It is an area that requires special control to avoid illegal fishing as well as the presence of any ship that may pose a threat to the country or be linked to organized crime.
Petri will disembark in the Scandinavian country on Friday and will hold a bilateral meeting with Anne Marie Aanerud, Norwegian Secretary of State for Defense. The officials will deploy an agenda that will address topics related to security and defense policies, operations and maritime surveillance in the Arctic and Antarctic; as well as on the Norwegian Submarine Program.
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