ALBERTO-BIDEN MEET CONFIRMED

Argentina’s Ambassador to Washington Jorge Argüello has confirmed the rescheduled meeting between President Alberto Fernández and his US counterpart Joe Biden will take place at the White House in September. The exact date will be set in the coming days, he added.

Both nations’ diplomatic teams are still working on a coordination of agendas for the meeting, which was originally due to be held on July 26 but was postponed after Biden tested positive for Covid-19.

During a presentation at a Council of the Americas summit held at the Alvear Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argüello said that President Fernández will also attend the UN General Assembly on September 20 in New York. A stop in Houston is also planned, with the Peronist leader seeking to boost US investment.

Argüello also called for greater investments for gas and large scale infrastructure projects, such as the Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline running from the Vaca Muerta shale formation, and proposed an increase of Argentine imports into the United States.

“Today, 0.2 percent of total US imports come from Argentina. We have in the United States, the oldest investor in Argentina, 300 companies work here. This tradition of investment clashes with another element, that the US is our third-largest trading partner. We have to multiply the number, we cannot be [just] 0.2 percent of imports.”