WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, earlier this week introduced a resolution in the Senate that reaffirms the partnership between the United States and Argentina and recognizes the economic reforms implemented by Argentina since the election of President Mauricio Macri in November 2015.
“The relationship between United States and Argentina has long been characterized by strong commercial ties and bilateral collaboration on issues such as education and human rights,” said Senator Coons. “Since his election, President Macri has demonstrated a commitment to strengthening relations with the United States. His economic reforms should transform Argentina into a major engine of economic growth in the Western Hemisphere. In the coming years, the United States must continue to pursue close cooperation with Argentina on a range of bilateral, regional, and global challenges.”
The Senators’ resolution upholds the U.S. Senate’s commitment to the partnership between the United States and Argentina and reaffirms that the Argentine Republic is a major non-NATO ally of the United States; encourages the State Department to coordinate an interagency strategy to increase cooperation with the Government of Argentina on areas of bilateral, regional, and global concern; commends President Macri and his Administration for making far-reaching economic reforms that will benefit the people of Argentina, stimulate economic growth, and deepen Argentina's integration with the global economy; praises the Argentine Government for resolving its dispute with international creditors; and encourages the Government of Argentina to continue to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, as well as the January 2015 death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman.