The government of Argentina He described the relationship between the president as “fantastic” Luis Lacalle Pou and its counterpart from the neighboring country, Javier Milei, after the first bilateral meeting between the two, which took place last Wednesday in the Pink House.
This was stated by the Argentine presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni, who alluded to the previous criticisms of Lacalle Pou due to the absence of the Argentine president at the last summit of the Mercosur andafter referring to agenda issues, he said: “I hope that all the presidents will be present at the next meetings.”
At a press conference, Adorni He dispelled doubts about the personal relationship between the two leaders and said that “it is not only optimal, but it is fantastic,” and then pointed out that “it was a meeting between two friendly presidents”.
In fact, he recalled that “they were always close” and gave as an example the fact that Lacalle Pou “has publicly thanked him” Milei that issues that had not been resolved for many years have been addressed,” referring to advances such as the dredging of the Port of Montevideo or the open skies agreement.
Regarding the meeting, he clarified that it was “of a private nature” and revealed that “the views of what is happening in both countries were exchanged and the interest generated by Argentina beginning to have a different image in the world.” South America”.
Lacalle Pou and Milei, a relationship with winks and touches
The definition of the good harmony between the two heads of state is not surprising on the one hand, given that there are several points of agreement between them, but it puts a stop to some “noises” that occurred in the bilateral relationship, due to the delay in a meeting between them and some statements in which Lacalle Pou seemed to raise his tone.
On the positive side, there are the aforementioned milestones for the dredging of the port and the flights, as well as the view of both that the Mercosur should start moving forward with free trade agreements.
However, the Uruguayan president questioned the Argentine president’s absence from the latest summit of the regional bloc, saying that “if Mercosur is so important, all the presidents should be here.” That issue seems to have been clarified and, according to executive officials, “it was not even close to the most important thing” of the talk.
Previously, he had also referred to the importance of “a strong state” during an exhibition in Argentina that was later closed by Milei himself, whose libertarian ideals are contrary to that concept.
Source: Ambito
