Washington, November 16, 2022.- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Devin T. Robinson provided the following readout:
On November 15, 2022, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Mr. Daniel Erikson, co-chaired the 20th U.S. – Argentina Bilateral Working Group with Argentina’s Secretary of International Affairs for Defense, Mr. Francisco Cafiero. The meeting took place at the Argentine Ministry of Defense in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Established in 1999, the Bilateral Working Group is a longstanding component of the U.S. – Argentina defense relationship in which senior DoD and MoD leaders discuss strategic-level defense issues and identify priorities for future cooperation.
DASD Erikson and Secretary Cafiero discussed: science and technology, defense modernization plans, peacekeeping, cyber defense, Women, Peace, and Security, training, defense policy, and regional cooperation.