Latin America Leaders Ask Biden to Back Argentina in IMF Talks
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US President Joe Biden, center, meets Alberto Fernandez, Argentina’s president, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 29, 2023.
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A group of Latin American presidents on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to support Argentina in ongoing negotiations over its $44 billion program with the International Monetary Fund.
The leaders from Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay made their plea in a letter addressed to Biden today, according to a tweet from Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, who said “I deeply appreciate the support.”