The Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, held bilateral meetings in the city of Paris with his counterpart from Economy and Finance of France, Bruno Le Maire, and of Energy from Chile, Claudio Huepe, as part of his trip to the French city to participate in the Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Guzmán met with Bruno Le Maire, whom he thanked for France’s support for Argentina in international negotiations and with whom he made progress on issues of the bilateral economic relationship, the economic portfolio reported tonight in a statement.
The director general of the French Treasury, Emmanuel Moulin, also participated in this meeting. Guzmán was accompanied by the Undersecretary of Financing of the Nation, Ramiro Tosi.
“Excellent meeting with the Minister of Economy and Finance of France, Bruno Le Maire. Thank you for the valuable support for the macroeconomic stabilization process in Argentina. We hope to continue deepening a bilateral bond that strengthens our economies”, said Guzmán after the meeting.
Before returning to Buenos Aires, Guzmán also had a meeting with the Chilean Energy Minister, Claudio Huepe, with whom he analyzed the global and regional energy situation, and with whom he made progress on issues of bilateral energy relations.
Guzmán was accompanied by Santiago López Osornio, Undersecretary of Energy Planning of the Nation.
Likewise, the head of the Treasury Palace met on Thursday with the Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil, Bento Albuquerque, with whom he analyzed the regional energy integration agenda, fundamentally focused on Argentina and that country, Mercosur’s main trading partner. .
Earlier in the week, Guzmán and the president of the Paris Club, Emmanuel Moulin; They agreed to a new extension of the understanding reached in June 2021 for the payment of the commitments that Argentina has with this forum of creditor countries.
The understanding was reached prior to today’s vote by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, and included financial guarantees from the Paris Club in support of the Extended Facilities program that lasts thirty months, allowing Argentina to secure sources identified in the agreement with the multilateral organization.
