Argentina pursues trade deal in Washington as Trump tariffs loom

Nicolás Misculin - Reuters - 01/04
Argentina's foreign minister will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday in a trip aimed at laying the initial groundwork for a trade deal between the two nations, even as President Donald Trump prepares to impose sweeping tariffs.
  • Argentine foreign minister to meet Rubio, U.S. trade rep
  • President Milei ideologically close to Trump
  • Country's trade with U.S. valued at $13-16 billion last year
BUENOS AIRES, April 1 (Reuters) - Argentina's foreign minister will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday in a trip aimed at laying the initial groundwork for a trade deal between the two nations, even as President Donald Trump prepares to impose sweeping tariffs.
Gerardo Werthein's visit to Washington comes a day before Trump is expected to launch reciprocal tariffs on April 2, dubbed "Liberation Day" by the U.S. president, that will target all countries and potentially shake up global trade.

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Governments around the world are looking for ways to dodge the tariffs and strike deals with the U.S. leader.
Argentina - a producer of grains, lithium and energy, which had some $13-16 billion, opens new tab worth of bilateral trade with the United States last year - is looking to build on ideological ties between Trump and its lib...
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