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		</div><p>Argentina formally requested to join NATO on Thursday as a global partner, a status that would facilitate greater political and security cooperation.</p>
<p>President Javier Milei’s right-wing government aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment.</p>
<p>The request came as Nato’s deputy general secretary Mircea Geoana discussed regional security challenges with Argentine defence minister Luis Petri, who was visiting Brussels.</p>
<p>Mr Geoana said he welcomed Argentina’s bid to become an accredited partner in the alliance — a valued role short of “ally” for nations not in Nato’s geographical area and not required to participate in collective military actions.</p>
<p>Nato membership is currently limited to European countries, Turkey, Canada, and the United States.</p>
<p>The designation could allow Argentina access to advanced technology, security systems, and training that was not previously available to it, the Argentine presidency said.</p>
<p>“Argentina plays an important role in Latin America,” Mr Geoana said at the Nato headquarters.</p>
<p>“Closer political and practical cooperation could benefit us both.”</p>
<p>Mr Milei has been pushing a radical libertarian agenda aimed at reversing years of protectionist trade measures, overspending and crippling international debt that has plunged the country’s economy into a tailspin.</p>
<p>Over his past four months as president, he has reshaped Argentina’s foreign policy to almost unconditional support for the United States.</p>
<p>This is part of an effort to return Argentina to prominence in the global economy after past administrations allowed relations with Washington and European allies to wither.</p>
<p>Mr Milei’s government also seeks security benefits through warming ties with Western countries.</p>
<p>On Thursday, the US government announced it was providing Argentina with 40 million dollars (£32 million) in foreign military financing for the first time in more than two decades — a grant that allows key US allies like Israel to buy American weaponry.</p>
<p>The funds, intended to help Argentina equip and modernise its military, will help foot the bill for 24 American F-16 fighter aircraft Argentina bought from Denmark earlier this week.</p>
<p>Defence minister Mr Petri hailed the acquisition of the advanced warplanes as “the most important military purchase since Argentina’s return to democracy” in 1983. The 300 million dollar (£241 million) price tag has drawn criticism from Mr Milei’s political opponents as he slashes spending across the government.</p>
<p>Formally partnering with Nato requires the consensus of all 32 Nato members.</p>
<p>Argentina’s ties to key Nato ally Britain have been fraught since 1982 when the two went to war over the contested Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.</p>
<p>Other global partners of the alliance include Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, and Pakistan. Currently, the only Nato partner in Latin America is Colombia.</p>
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