Argentina
Milei Seeks a Meeting with Trump at the UN General Assembly
According to BAE Negocios, the Foreign Ministry is working to arrange a bilateral meeting in New York. The goal would be to reinforce Argentina’s claim over the Malvinas Islands amid tensions with the United Kingdom.
President Javier Milei will travel to New York at the end of September to take part in the UN General Assembly, and the government is trying to secure a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump, according to BAE Negocios.
According to that outlet, the official bet is to use that eventual meeting to strengthen Argentina’s position in its claim to sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands. In that context, Milei reshuffled his international agenda and set aside his visit to London.
BAE Negocios reported that Trump, during a conference in Dublin alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, described a possible conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the islands as a “potential disaster” and said that, if called upon, he “probably could resolve it.” It also said the U.S. president referred to the difficulties of a possible British deployment because of the distance.
Still according to BAE Negocios, members of the Argentine delegation are first aiming for the contact scheduled within the framework of the protocol cocktail on September 22, although the main objective is to secure a private audience to present Argentina’s position and gain a clearer understanding of Washington’s stance.
In parallel, the outlet reported that officials from the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense, headed by Carlos Presti, will travel to Tierra del Fuego to meet with Governor Gustavo Melella and inspect the Ushuaia naval base. In Casa Rosada, they believe that front supports the diplomatic strategy in the South Atlantic.
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