On May  27, Argentine Ambassador Gustavo Alberto Martino participated in the 4th Thailand-Latin America Seminar, entitled "Flavours of Opportunity: Nourishing Trade and Investment between Thailand and Latin America", organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.

In his opening remarks, former Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand Russ Jalichandra highlighted the great potential for economic collaboration between Thailand and Latin America in the Food and Beverage sector, which was the main focus of the Seminar this year.

Later, in his presentation, Ambassador Martino underlined the high productivity of the Argentine agricultural industry, the technological improvements incorporated in recent years and the Argentine products with the greatest potential to increase their presence in the Thai market.

Among those products he mentioned those derived from soybeans, such as oil, pellets and beans; cereals such as wheat and maize; legumes and beans, such as mung beans and peanuts; beef; seafood; and wine.

Ambassador Martino also briefed the audience on the strong economic measures implemented by President Javier Milei to solve the macroeconomic imbalances that the Argentine economy has suffered in recent years and to streamline foreign trade operations.

After Ambassador Martino, importer and trader of Argentine products in Southeast Asia Guillermo Pérez Cena, whose contribution to the Seminar we greatly appreciate, took the floor to share some views from the private sector perspective.

He elaborated on his experience as founder of two companies in Vietnam dedicated to the import and distribution of Argentine Food and Beverages (Argentina Food Export and Del Plata) as well as his expansion into the Thai market.