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Argentina El Salvador

Relationship assessment

Senior-level engagement has marked a modestly cooperative Argentina–El Salvador relationship.

Argentina toward El Salvador

+15

President Javier Milei traveled to El Salvador for Nayib Bukele’s inauguration in June 2024 and met with Bukele, demonstrating senior-level Argentine engagement with the Salvadoran government.

El Salvador toward Argentina

+15

President Nayib Bukele hosted Javier Milei for his inauguration in June 2024 and held a meeting with the Argentine president, demonstrating senior-level Salvadoran engagement with Argentina.

Overall relationship

+10

The relationship includes direct presidential engagement, notably the meeting held during Milei’s visit to El Salvador for Bukele’s 2024 inauguration. This is a concrete basis for a modestly cooperative assessment, while the scope and durability of broader bilateral cooperation remain unclear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Argentina and El Salvador have engaged at senior government level, including a meeting between President Javier Milei and President Nayib Bukele during Milei’s visit to El Salvador for Bukele’s 2024 inauguration. The engagement indicates modest diplomatic cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of practical bilateral cooperation are unclear.

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