2023-09-10 00:45:14
Alberto Fernandez held two informal meetings this Saturday, September 9, in New Delhi with the president of the United States, Joseph Bidenin the context of the G20 summit that takes place in India. During the conversations, the Argentine president thanked his North American counterpart for his country’s efforts before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to accelerate the latest disbursement of US$ 7.5 billion for Argentina. For its part, Biden confused Fernández when he questioned him regarding the “character who appeared in Argentina”in reference to the presidential candidate Javier Miley.
According to the news agency Telamthe first meeting of the day between Fernández and Biden took place before entering the main hall of the convention center where the meeting takes place. G20 summit.
It was, apparently, a relaxed and colloquial exchange: the Argentine president asked Biden regarding the health of his wife – who contracted Covid – while Biden was equally courteous when asking regarding the first lady. Fabiola Yañez and for little Franciscoson of the head of state.
A second conversation between the presidents focused rather on political and economic issueswith emphasis on words of Alberto Fernández’s gratitude to Biden for his favorable intervention in the framework of the negotiations with the IMF.
“We did everything we might”Joe Biden replied to Fernández, as indicated to Telam official sources who stressed that “there was a real concern on the part of the United States to help” the Argentine government in this delicate issue.
However, the conversation ended up branching into unexpected territory for the Argentine president.
Joe Biden was curious regarding the candidate with the most votes in the primary elections. “Who is that character that appeared in Argentina?”he would have suddenly consulted Alberto Fernández.
Before the president responded, his spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti anticipated: “He is the same one who is now searching in the United States for a photo with Donald Trump”.
Biden’s curiosity regarding the Milei phenomenon was introduced in the context of a surprising trip that the libertarian made to New York.
Days ago, the figure of Milei had also caused a significant impact, when it was learned that the American journalist Tucker Carlson He landed in Argentina to get up close and personal with the candidate for the Casa Rosada of La Libertad Avanza.
Day of bilateral meetings
President Alberto Fernandez This Saturday he held bilateral meetings with the presidents of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, and the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, within the framework of the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the G20, which is taking place in the city of New Delhi.
Together with his counterpart from the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeolthey highlighted the excellent performance of bilateral trade in recent yearsreaching export and import records in 2022.
In addition, the head of state valued the investments of companies such as Posco, in the mining sector and by Samsung, in the electronics industry, and pointed out the importance of the strategic association between Argentine companies such as Biogenesis Bagó with a Korean company for the transfer of its technologies and construction of a modern foot-and-mouth vaccine production plant in the Korean city of Osong.
Both leaders agreed to continue working to explore new complementarities so that Argentina develops its technological capabilities and consolidates its position as a supplier of agro-industrial products, energy and strategic minerals to Korea and they highlighted the importance of the entry of poultry meat into this country, announced last week in a bilateral meeting in Seoul between Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
Later, Alberto Fernández held a meeting with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyanand together they highlighted the excellent relationship between the countries and valued the progress in the relationship in the economic field, highlighting the importance of deepen it in the commercial and investment aspectsuch as those carried out by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.
On the other hand, the President thanked the United Arab Emirates for its support in different international forums, for the resumption of bilateral negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom, in order to find a negotiated and peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute related to the Malvinas Question.
Finally, President Alberto Fernández spoke with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, with whom he celebrated the opening of an Argentine embassy in Dhaka, whose implementation will help expand and deepen bilateral relations and foster greater interaction between citizens. from both countries.
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