Trump has spoken with Macri and again expressed his "strong support" for his economic program

WASHINGTON.- The President of the United States,

Donald Trump

, talked on the phone with the president

Mauricio Macri

and he reiterated his "firm support" for his economic reform agenda, the White House reported.

"The two leaders discussed President Macri's important economic reform measures, as well as regional challenges." President Trump has expressed his strong support for President Macri's growth-friendly economic program and the progress he has made in modernization. of the Argentine economy, "said the White House in a statement.

The new support of

Trump

Macri has arrived at a time when the economic plan of Casa Rosada, with the support of the International Monetary Fund (

MFIs

), is facing a marked volatility on the financial markets due to the errors of the official program and the great political uncertainty that will face the next presidential elections.

The appeal, launched at the request of the Argentine government, took place in the morning and was brief: it lasted about five minutes, according to Argentine official sources. One of the topics of conversation was the crisis in Venezuela.

Trump's support to Macri had been crucial to the approval of the program
Standby in effect last June, amounting to US $ 50 billion, amounting to some $ 57 billion three months later. Today, in fact, it has been a year since Macri announced the return to the IMF in a message from Casa Rosada, in the midst of the exchange that finally caused the current crisis.

In fact, the release issued by the White House is similar to a message circulated almost a year ago, May 14, 2018, in full negotiation with the Fund, when a delegation led by the Minister of Finance, Nicolás Dujovne in Washington. Macri communicated that day with Trump, who supported him firmly.

At that time, the White House had declared that Trump had spoken to Mauricio Macri "to strengthen the strong partnership between the United States and Argentina".

"President Trump has expressed strong support for President Macri's efforts to transform the Argentine economy, and both leaders have stressed the need to maintain momentum against the Venezuelan regime," the statement said. White House.