During the visit he will represent the UK at G20 summit
and hold bilateral meetings with President Mauricio
Macri and Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie.
Speaking on arrival in Argentina Foreign Secretary
said:
The relationship between the UK and Argentina has
come a long way over the past few years and this
visit will be an opportunity to build on and enhance
ever closer co-operation on trade, investment,
cultural ties, tackling corruption and organised
crime, and increasing links in science and
technology.
As the UK leaves the European Union, my message is
that the UK is open for business. I look forward to a
new chapter in our relationship, and booming trade
prospects, after the UK leaves the European Union.
In the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary to
Argentina in 22 years, Mr Johnson joined Foreign
Minister Faurie, Defence Minister Agaud and Security
Minister Bullrich at a ceremony at the ‘Monument to the
Fallen’. Mr Johnson laid a wreath in honour of those
who died on both sides of the 1982 Falkland Islands
conflict.
Speaking ahead of the ceremony Foreign Secretary
Johnson said:
It is an honour to join Foreign Minister Faurie
today, and to lay a wreath at the Monument to the
Fallen, commemorating all those who died in the
Falkland Islands conflict.
On Monday (21 May) Mr Johnson will attend the G20
Foreign Ministers’ meeting, a summit for 19 countries
and the European Union, which will focus on the themes
of “Multilateralism and Global Governance” and “Action
for a Fair and Sustainable Development”.
