“Argentina plays an important role in Latin America, and I welcome today’s request to explore becoming a NATO partner,” Geoană said. “NATO works with a range of countries around the world to promote peace and stability. Closer political and practical cooperation could benefit us both.” NATO’s political dialogue with Argentina began in the early 1990s. Buenos Aires later contributed to the Alliance’s peace-support operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Kosovo. Colombia is currently NATO’s only partner country in Latin America. Any decision on a formal partnership would require the consens…