United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said that his country wanted to avoid a ‘China in Africa’ situation in Latin America

Agricultural exporters requested the temporary reduction set in place last January be made permanent

The president was speaking alongside United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a press conference at Casa Rosada

Scott Bessent met with Argentina’s president and economy minister at Casa Rosada

The Milei administration was supposed to start paying it back in June

Scott Bessent’s trip comes as the Milei administration awaits IMF-board approval for a new loan

His sitdown with President Peña will take place days before the bloc countries will meet to likely discuss the effects of Trump’s tariffs

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer welcomed the move, where Argentina aims to reduce tariffs and non-tariff barriers

The draft resolution will conduct an investigation into the cryptocurrency shared by President Javier Milei on social media