After his participation in the Summit of Heads of State of the G-20 in Rome, the President of the Nation, Alberto Fernandez, arrived in the Scottish city of Glasgow to participate in the United Nations Confederation on Climate Change (COP26). Unlike what happened in Italy, he will be accompanied by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Juan Cabandié, and his counterpart from the Productive Development portfolio, Matías Kulfas.
At Glasgow Prestwick Airport, the mandatary He was received by Javier Figueroa (Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom), Alessandra Viggiano Marra (Minister of the Argentine Embassy) and Martín Gómez (Defense Attaché). At the same time, Alberto Fernandez he also met there with Richard Austen (Special Representative of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs) and Iona McDonald (representative of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II).
At first, the activity that will open the agenda of Alberto Fernandez in Scotland it will be the opening ceremony of the conference which will be in charge of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson. On that first day, for four others, there will be a Plenary Session of the Summit. On the second and last day, in addition to the Leadership Session, you will participate in a welcome breakfast and meet with various officials.
Alberto Fernández and the IMF
After his arrival in Scotland, the President spoke with the Argentine media that were in the place and referred to the situation in Argentina with the International Monetary Fund (IMF): “The negotiation is taking place at this moment, Martín Guzmán and Gustavo Beliz stayed in Rome negotiating with the team. It is evident that the country cannot pay the 19,000 million dollars next year. “
On the other hand, regarding the issue of surcharges charged by the international organization, Alberto Fernandez He assured Infobae that the G-20 “understood the Argentine proposal” and that his meeting with the director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, “was good and fruitful.” “We ratify our desire to fulfill our commitments, but not at the cost of postponing our people,” he declared.
