Argentina said on Thursday that a good trade relationship with Russia and China « does not generate a conflict, » days after the United States warned against the growing influence of those countries on Latin America.
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina said on Thursday that a good trade relationship with Russia and China « does not generate a conflict, » days after the United States warned against the growing influence of those countries on Latin America.
Before starting a tour of the region, U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said last week that Russia’s growing presence in Latin America was « alarming. » He said the region did not need « new imperial powers, » in reference to its fluid commercial relations with both Russia and China.
« There is an increase in interest (in China and Russia) and we encourage it because it seems very positive, it does not generate a conflict, » Argentina’s Secretary of International Economic Relations Horacio Reyser told Reuters.
China is Argentina No. 2 trade partner after Brazil, and it is the top buyer of Argentina’s main cash crop, soybeans.
