Following his meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana, the Argentinian Minister of Defence, Luis Petri, has announced that Argentina has submitted an application to become a NATO ‘Global Partner’. Within his announcement, Petri stated Argentina’s intention to “modernize and train our forces to NATO standards.”
Me reuní con @Mircea_Geoana, Secretario General Adjunto de la @NATO. Le presenté la carta de intención que expresa la solicitud de Argentina en convertirse en un socio global de esta organización. Seguiremos trabajando en recuperar vínculos que permitan modernizar y capacitar a… pic.twitter.com/PN0s5bx9U2
— Luis Petri (@luispetri) April 18, 2024
A global partner of NATO is not a full member of the organization, but rather a nation which NATO cooperates with on a regular basis. Nations such as Japan, Australia, and South Korea (among several others) are all NATO global partners.
