Queen Margaret of Denmark will travel to Argentina for a business trip «Diario The capital of La Plata

Denmark's Queen Margaret II will begin a three-day visit to the country tomorrow, where she will seek to boost bilateral trade of $ 650 million, for which she will visit the cities of Tandil and Bahía Blanca.

The Queen of Denmark will be accompanied by Crown Prince Frederik, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen; and its two partners Environment and Agriculture, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen; accompanied by a delegation of 30 companies, informed the embbady of this country in Argentina.

These are leading companies in the agri-food (food, agricultural machinery), renewable energy (water, biogas, etc.) and health / health care sectors.
His Majesty will travel to Tandil, a town with a large Danish community, and the Crown Prince will inaugurate a wind farm in Bahía Blanca.

The purpose of the state visit is to create new links, explore business opportunities and strengthen existing relations between the two countries.

"Argentina is a country with a cultural identity such that it facilitates its access to the Danes and so it can function as a gateway to the rest of the region." It is a partner very important for Danish companies, both in terms of exports and investments ", said Søren Vøhtz, Danish Ambbadador to Argentina, in a statement.

In 2017, Danish exports of goods and services to Argentina reached US $ 425 million, while Argentina's exports to Denmark reached US $ 225 million.

According to the Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services (CAC), bilateral trade between Argentina and Denmark increased by 40% in 2018 and rose for the second year in a row.

"This performance shows an acceleration of the pace of expansion, which has largely exceeded the 2% recorded in 2017," said the CAC in a document.
The main product exported from Argentina was flour and pellets from the extraction of soybean oil, which accounted for 85.7% of shipments.

Sparkling wines followed, grape must with fermentation cut to add alcohol, with 6% of the total exported.

The main imported products were engine parts, generators, generators and rotary converters (37.7% of purchases), followed by drugs containing polypeptide or protein hormones (8.1% of the total). imported