In a post on X, Argentina's Defense Minister, Luis Petri stated that Argentina wants to join NATO and has submitted a letter of intent, aligning with President Milei's foreign policy goal of forging stronger ties with Western nations.

Argentina has submitted a letter of intent to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a "global partner," Defense Minister Luis Petri said Thursday morning in a post on X.

"We will continue working to recover ties that allow us to improve and train our [military] forces following NATO standards," Petri said in a statement. His message included a photo of his meeting in Brussels with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana.

Petri visited Belgium after completing the purchase of 24 F-16 fighter planes from Denmark. The jets, which cost 2.1 billion kroner (about $300 million), were built in the United States. No official date has been set for their transfer.

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