Alberto Fernández and Martín Guzmán confirm their European tour and will meet Pope Francis

Despite the fact that the trip was strongly discouraged by various authorities in the country and in Europe, the president considers that the tour of the Old Continent is of vital importance for the future of his government, so he does not envisage any postpone it unless it is. impossible.

Either way, there are still doubts about the days Fernández will spend in Europe: as NA has learned, the tour would start on the 10th or 11th of this month and end on the 14th.

The main question is whether or not the head of state will have a meeting with Pedro Sánchez and the King of Spain, Felipe VI, in Madrid, then travel to Paris to meet Emmanuel Macron, where the main topic of conversation will be Argentina’s negotiations with the Paris Club and the International Monetary Fund.

Macron, who has had several dialogues with Fernández, reiterated in the last conversation they had that he would support Argentina in negotiations with the Monetary Fund.

There is also talk of the $ 2,400 million payment Argentina is expected to make to the Paris Club before the end of the month, and that the Argentine government is already warning that it will be very difficult to s ‘comply with it.

Guzman Pope Francis

Martín Guzmán met Pope Francis at the last table, during his trip to Europe.

Guzmán was in Europe last month to establish a dialogue with various international authorities to cultivate support for the renegotiation of the debt and would attend any meetings Fernández will have, after a difficult week for the minister in which his authority was clearly discussed. .

What they confirm to Casa Rosada is that if the tour takes place, Fernández will meet Pope Francis on May 13, the head of state’s first day in Rome.

His program in this country also includes a lunch with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and an audience with Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

The delegation accompanying the President will be composed of Martín Guzmán, Minister of the Economy; Felipe Solá, chancellor; Julio Vitobello, Secretary General of the Presidency; and Juan Pablo Biondi, presidential spokesperson.

From Casa Rosada, they stressed that it was a limited delegation to guarantee maximum care in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.