Government tries to bail out millionaire dollar company with Biden that was frustrated with Trump

The government returns to the charge to unlock a company that has given back to the country over $ 1 billion annual exports, but which was interrupted by the “collateral effects” of the trade war led by the former President of the United States, Donald trump.

On the sidelines of the meeting of foreign ministers of the G20, in the Italian town of Matera, in southern Italy, the chancellor Felipe Sol held a working meeting with the US Secretary of State, Anthony blinken. It was the first heads-up between foreign policy officials from the two governments, which lasted 40 minutes, after at least two phone calls that became public in recent months.

Seconded by the Ambassador in Washington and sherpa before the G20, Jorge Arello, Sun and the delegation insisted that the United States re-authorize the export of biodiesel, which four years ago was prevented from entering its main market due to the imposition of a punitive tariff of around 64% and the opening of an investigation into dumping. The sector chamber, Carbio, however rejected the proposal and stressed that the product “is competitive and that we are therefore looking to return to this market”. The business community has also emphasized the government’s “support”.

According to the minutes of the chancellor, Sol, Argello and the chief of staff of the ministry, Guillermo Justo Chaves, with the Ambassador to Italy, Roberto Carls, raised “the problem of access to the Argentine biodiesel market in the United States”, at the same time as they “called into question” the compensatory tariffs.

Argello, for his part, informed the State Department that the matter “is on the table” and tries to bail out the discussion with the new occupants of the Commerce Department, who are the ones who ultimately give up or not.

Argentina’s claim is not the first. Recently, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio massa, raised the issue during his visit to members of the US Congress and Joe Biden’s Presidential Advisor for Latin America, Juan Gonzlez.

The local business community, driven by the interest of the oil companies to reduce the cut-off margins of gasoline with biofuels, have insisted for months that the government carry in all spheres the request to reopen the said market, where a increased demand for environmental policy from the Democratic administration.

The State Department did not immediately comment on the meeting, except for a Twitter post from Blinken himself, which highlighted “collaboration around common goals,” and a discussion that included climate change, the end of the pandemic in coronavirus, Yes “Support for human rights and democracy in the region”.

I met the Argentinian Minister of Foreign Affairs @ felipe_sola today on how to work together on various issues, including climate change, ending the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting human rights and democracy in the region. We look forward to working together around common goals. pic.twitter.com/vWgaM0xDHS

– Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) June 29, 2021

Nicaragua and the fund, on the table

Blinken and Sol again discussed, this time in person, the critical political and social situation and respect for individual freedoms unfolding in Nicaragua, where the president Daniel ortega He apprehended several leaders who announced themselves as his contenders for the executive elections next November.

According to the government, ministers “They shared their concern about the latest events in this country”. Nothing has been reported about possible actions to release those arrested and to enforce the resolutions of international organizations which demand full respect for human rights.

The Argentine and the American also talked about Argentina’s debt and Secretary Blinken claimed he was aware of the Argentina proposal in International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain greater flexibility during negotiations.

National diplomacy, when reporting on the meeting, stressed the intention to “strengthen mutual trust” and “continue to maintain a sincere dialogue on all common issues, including in those where governments are not alike.