Labor and pension reform, Trump commercial envoy to Macri consultations

They also participated in the meeting held in the meeting room of the headquarters building of the Fifth Presidency, the Minister of Production and Labor, Dante Sica; the Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Fulvio Pompeoand that of the agribusiness, Luis Miguel Etchevehere.

For his part, Donald Trump's trade secretary was accompanied by his country's ambbadador, Edward Prado; the chief of staff of the commerce department, Michael Walsh; the Assistant Director of Policy and Strategic Planning, James Rockasand the US Embbady Regional Trade Advisor for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, Rick de Lambert.

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Mauricio Macri received US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross at Quinta de Olivos.

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Until now, from the government, they deny that Ross's proposed reforms are a priority for Macri's future leadership And the truth is that until we know whether the current government will eventually be re-elected, these initiatives will remain an uncertainty.

As we learned, Ross stressed to Macri and other Argentine officials that Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro, was able to advance both reforms, even if the truth is that the neighboring country has not yet fully realized these initiatives, Retirees have not yet overcome the resistance in Congress.

Precisely the The Trump envoy came from Brazil to Buenos Aires and his South American tour will continue across Peru.

In turn, it was reported that officials from Argentina and the United States had expressed interest in "continuing to advance the trade dialogue, including on issues of cooperation, regulatory coherence, facilitation of trade, digital economy and existing opportunities to boost exports between the two countries. "