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WARMING OF BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DRC AND ARGENTINA: HIGH-LEVEL MEETING THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 IN BUENOS AIRES BETWEEN THE MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THÈRESE KAYIKWAMBA VAGNER, THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AND THE ARGENTINE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CULT, GERARDO WERTHEIM: THE DRC-ARGENTINA ECONOMIC FORUM PROJECTED IN A MONTH IN BUENOS AIRES

On a mission to South America to seal strategic agreements and partnerships in different sectors, as part of the strengthening of south-south cooperation, the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Vagner with her colleague from Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya had this Friday, August 8, 2025 in Buenos Aires a high-level meeting with the Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship, Gerardo Wertheim in the presence of experts

On the agenda of this strategic meeting, the strengthening of bilateral relations, the signing of trade agreements within the framework of the South American Free Trade Zone-
MERCOSUR, the equivalent of the African Continental Free Trade Area-ZLECAF, tax reforms with the elimination of so-called toxic taxes to attract investments, the mobilization of Argentine investors to come and do business in the DRC,
the exchange of experiences in agricultural technologies and digitalization.

As part of the economic and commercial mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Argentina, a DRC-ARGENTINA economic forum which will bring together the public and private sector is planned in one month in Buenos Aires