Argentina
Milei Will Travel to New York and Seeks a Meeting With Trump Over the Malvinas Issue
The President will take part in UN activities and is aiming to secure a meeting with Donald Trump. According to Perfil, the agenda was reshaped after a planned visit to London was canceled.
Javier Milei will travel to New York to take part in the United Nations and will seek a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump focused on the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Malvinas Islands, according to Perfil.
According to that outlet, the Foreign Ministry is aiming for the meeting to take place between September 21 and 22. At that possible meeting, Milei would present Argentina’s arguments over the archipelago and ask for formal mediation from the White House, although diplomatic sources cited by Perfil said the chances of a Washington intervention are limited.
The trip to New York brought changes to the government’s international agenda. Still according to Perfil, an official visit to London planned for late September was suspended, where the President was due to speak at the University of Oxford and hold meetings with conservative leaders.
Perfil also reported that the decision to cancel that leg of the tour was recommended by Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and by intelligence agencies, amid growing diplomatic tension around the Malvinas issue.
In that context, the outlet noted that the scenario was reactivated after Trump’s remarks to the press at the White House and in Ireland, where he described the situation in the South Atlantic as “a potential disaster.” According to that report, the Republican leader said he does not seek to damage his relationship with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, although he left open the possibility of revising his historical position and offering mediation.
According to Perfil, the government is also seeking to reinforce its position ahead of Milei’s address to the UN General Assembly on September 23. In that line, ministers Pablo Quirno and Carlos Presti will travel to Tierra del Fuego to meet with Gustavo Melella and move forward with the Integrated Naval Base in Ushuaia, as well as secure funding for infrastructure.
Milei’s presentation before the UN will include the defense of Argentina’s claim over the islands and criticism of the British refusal to comply with resolutions from the United Nations Decolonization Committee, according to Perfil. The speech will also include references to the government’s economic policy.
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