Alberto Fernández spoke by phone with Joe Biden – News

As was officially reported, at the start of the conversation, Fernández congratulated the President-elect on the outcome of the recent elections and stressed that his victory was “a great opportunity to create a better bond, so that the United States can reconnect. with Latin America ”.

For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Solá assured that the interview had been agreed “for two or three days to last 10 minutes and finally lasted 35 minutes”, because the interlocutors “felt at ease and spoke” Longer.

In dialogue with Radio with you, the Minister of Foreign Affairs explained that the conversation revolved around “two or three things”, among which the role of the United States in the IMF and in Latin America stood out.

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“The president asked him two or three things, one is the goodwill of the director of the United States at the IMF. Right now we are unlucky, the government that is leaving does not have the best attitude within. of the Fund “, acknowledged Solá.

Argentina is in negotiations with the IMF to get an agreement on extended facilities that will give the country more time to cancel its debt with the organization.

The leaders spoke about the situation in Latin America and, according to the Foreign Minister, Fernández asked the president-elect not to “determine the relations” between the countries on the basis of positions on other bilateral issues, although talking about Venezuela was avoided.

“We wanted things to change and we see you as an alternative, with a strong and mature relationship to defend security and democracies on the continent, I am sure we will do a lot together,” Fernández said.

For his part, Biden said that “the continent has great potential, with a strong democracy, and we have a broad agenda to work from Canada to Argentina.” In addition, he shared his willingness to work together: “You have a country with a large amount of human and natural resources, with predominant European ancestry. This will help to have a prosperous future.”

The conference also had a chapter to discuss the role of Pope Francis, who has unknowingly become a “point of union”.

Both agreed to express their deep admiration for the Sovereign Pontiff and Biden said that “Francisco had been very important in his life, having helped him in the death of one of his sons,” Solá said. .

In the morning, the Argentine president held another bilateral meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.

Regarding this meeting, which took place within the framework of the 35th anniversary of the act which is designated as the informal start of Mercosur, Solá said that there was “a favorable attitude on the part of President Fernández in the sense of ‘a frank relationship and President Bolsonaro reacted in the same way. “