The US Secretary of State congratulated Macri: he is striving to reform the economy

In line with the Cambiemos campaign speech, Pompeo expressed during a visit to Chile as part of an official tour to Latin America that "Argentina decided that the old models did not give results, these solutions did not work anymore, it was not what they were looking for".

"President Macri is employing to reform the economy.We thank him for doing so.His people will come out better thanks to this," said Trump's official.

"Mike" Pompeo, as he is known around the world, said the government "is taking tough but important steps to build sustainable growth" and adds: "It's a tough road, not without danger, and with no results either, Argentina has recently returned to the global credit markets for the first time in 15 years."

In this regard, he stated that "this is how prosperity is built, the strengthening of democracies, voters who opt for bolder visions, countries struggling with their own internal problems and building strong external relations. ".

"There is a sentence in English, probably in Spanish too, but I will say it in English today, which says that popularity is not always the right thing, but that the good thing is n & # 39; Is not always popular, "he added.