The Government started negotiations with China, and Mondino continues with his agenda in New York

Despite ideological differences, the Government recently resumed relations with China and moved forward with approaches to agree with the regime on the continuation of commercial relations between the two countries, largely led by the Chancellor. Diana Mondino.

After the last UN General Assembly, which was held at the headquarters of the organization in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina held an extraordinary bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yitogether with the General Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Mileyand the Minister of the Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputo.

According to the diplomatic sources of the Asian regime specified after the meeting, the foreign minister said “China’s willingness to continue working with Argentina as a good friend and partner in the pursuit of development, expanding cooperation in different areas, and sharing development opportunities”.

“And Minister Mondino also highlighted the common goal of the two countries to promote bilateral relations and economic and commercial cooperation, expressing their good intentions to participate in China-Latin America cooperation and the Caribbean,” they expressed through a message they published on the X. account of the Chinese Embassy in Argentina.

According to what emerged after the meeting, Mondino highlighted the importance of the Chinese market and the willingness of the South American country to receive investments in strategic sectors. This message occurs in the context of rapprochement despite the statements of the president Javier Mileywho had decided to review international relations with China.

Of course, just like that early InfobaeIn his harsh speech before the UN, the Head of State also intended to question the multilateral organization for not rejecting the communist country’s offensive on the West, although he did not mention this issue in the end.

Milei en at the UN (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

The connection between the two countries has been important in the development of joint projects, especially in infrastructure and energy, areas in which Argentina has tried to strengthen cooperation. During her diplomatic meeting, in fact, the chancellor emphasized that China is a strategic partner for Argentine economic growth, stressing the need to increase Argentine exports to the Asian giant, one of the most important markets biggest in the world.

Mondino also said that the Government is willing to continue expanding these commercial links despite the ideological and geopolitical differences between the two countries. The Chinese delegation welcomed the message, which confirmed their interest in continuing to cooperate on economic issues with Argentina.

“We are not making an agreement with communists. I would not encourage friendship with communists. “Not with Cuba, not with Venezuela, not with North Korea, not with Nicaragua, not with China,” Milei said on October 16, 2023, in the middle of the election campaign, when asked his opinion of the communist system he is in charge of. Xi Jinping.

Last May and June, Argentina achieved the almost unprecedented record of collecting two consecutive months surplus in bilateral trade with Chinaalthough he still could not go back – although he could reduce strongly – something that has become a constant since 2008: a constant and high deficit in trade with the Asian giant.

In the first half of this year the red for Argentina was USD 1,029 million, a lower figure compared to the bilateral deficits of 2022 and 2023: in the two years, during the government of the country. Alberto Fernandez y Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK), the negative balances clearly exceeded USD 9 billion.

At the same time, although most of the Argentine delegation that traveled to the United States for the UN Assembly has already returned to Buenos Aires, Mondino continues with the schedule -his business in New York and, after a meeting with his colleague from the United Kingdom, he announced an agreement so that the relatives of those who died in the Malvinas War can visit the graves of their loved ones.

There was also an arrangement for the third phase of the Humanitarian Project Plan in conjunction with the International Red Cross to bury groups of soldiers without recognition and a monthly flight between the islands and the Argentine mainland.