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The Minister of the Economy, Martín Guzmán, met this Sunday in Berlin with the German Federal Minister of Economy and Energy, Peter Altmaier, with whom he reviewed the progress of trade relations between the two countries and the development of renewable energies, as well as the links between Latin America and the European Union. “Argentina and Germany have strategic complementarities in knowledge economies and sustainable energy. We will continue to work to deepen bilateral relations in these areas, ”said the official, who has thus started his European tour.

Guzmán and Altmaier also discussed the role of multilateral organizations in turning around the world economy in the context of the Covid 19 pandemic. In addition, the two officials discussed the goals of the Paris 2050 agreement to combat the climate change and accelerate actions and investments necessary for a sustainable environmental future.

“Argentina and Germany have strategic complementarities in knowledge economies and sustainable energy. We will continue to work to deepen bilateral relations in these areas, “Guzmán said after the meeting, which he described as” very enriching “.

Economic sources were satisfied with the results of the working dinner. “It was a very positive meeting. It was supposed to last 1 hour and a half and last 2 hours 10. It was at the headquarters of the ministry, with the flags of the two countries on the front and inside. Which is good, because it is not compulsory, formally, ”they assured.

For his part, Altmaier tweeted after the meeting: “Very good conversation today with @Martin_M_Guzman, Argentine Minister of the Economy. I wish you much success in the ecological and social renewal of your great country ”.

The start of the tour

As part of the European tour which began this Sunday in this country and which also includes Italy, Spain and France, the chef of the Palacio de Hacienda has scheduled this Monday, also in Berlin, a meeting with Lars Hendrik Roller, Director General of Politics Economic and Financial Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other officials.

On Tuesday, in the meantime, he will meet the secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Wolfgang Schmidt.

The agenda will continue on Wednesday in Rome, where the minister is due to meet his Italian counterpart in economics and finance, Daniele Franco.

Then, a meeting is scheduled with the Minister of the Economy and second vice-president of the Spanish government, Nadia Calviño, on Thursday; fifteen; and the tour will end on Friday 16 in Paris, after the meeting with the French Minister of Finance, Bruno Le Maire. The mission, which will last six days and visit four European countries

From the Ministry of the Economy, they noted that “the objective of the trip aims to build understandings, in search of common conceptions in relation to the role of multilateral credit agencies, in the context of the emergency caused by the global pandemic ”.

The entourage that accompanies Guzmán includes the director in front of the IMF for Argentina and the Southern Cone, Sergio Chodos; the head of the International Affairs Coordination and Management Unit, Maia Colodenco; and the chief of staff of the Ministry of the Economy, Melina Mallamace.