Argentina
The Government Called on Governors to Accompany Milei at an Investment Forum in Paris
Casa Rosada invited provincial governors to the next edition of Argentina Week, scheduled between September 30 and October 2. The initiative comes as the ruling coalition negotiates the 2027 budget and other bills with the provinces in Congress.
Casa Rosada invited a group of dialogue-oriented governors to accompany Javier Milei on his trip to Paris, where a new edition of Argentina Week will be held between September 30 and October 2. According to TN and Radio Mitre, the forum was promoted by the Foreign Ministry with the aim of attracting foreign investment.
According to both outlets, the administration is seeking to display political backing for its economic program before potential investors amid negotiations with the provinces over various legislative initiatives. Among the measures mentioned are the 2027 budget, electoral reform, the Sovereignty Defense Law, reform of the Central Bank and changes linked to Zona Fría.
TN and Radio Mitre said the invitation currently extends to 15 governors, although the list is not yet closed. According to those reports, the arrangement was agreed by Chief of Staff Diego Santilli and Argentina’s ambassador to France, Ian Sielecki.
Among the invitees mentioned by both outlets are Alfredo Cornejo, Leandro Zdero, Rogelio Frigerio, Raúl Jalil, Marcelo Orrego, Ignacio Torres, Alberto Weretilneck and Jorge Macri.
TN and Radio Mitre also reported that Martín Llaryora was invited but will not take part in the trip. According to TN, people close to him said a delegation led by the minister of Production will go instead. That outlet added that the Córdoba governor has just rejected the Disability cuts included in the 2027 budget bill.
According to TN, the Government is seeking to repeat the image it achieved at the first edition of Argentina Week held in the United States in early March, when Milei was accompanied by ten governors. That outlet detailed that on that occasion Jalil, Torres, Juan Pablo Valdés, Carlos Sadir, Cornejo, Rolando Figueroa, Weretilneck, Gustavo Sáenz, Orrego and Claudio Vidal attended.
At the same time, the ruling coalition is maintaining contacts with the provinces to bring positions closer ahead of the legislative debate. TN reported that Santilli met last week with Raúl Jalil, Osvaldo Jaldo, Gustavo Sáenz and Juan Pablo Valdés, among others, and that he has already received governors from Neuquén, Catamarca, Corrientes, Salta, Tucumán, Jujuy and Tierra del Fuego at Casa Rosada and the Economy Ministry. According to both outlets, before the stop in Paris, Milei will travel to New York to take part in the UN General Assembly.
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