The president Javier Milei participated in the G20 leaders’ summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite his repeated criticism of multilateralism, the president attended the conclave and held bilateral meetings with his peers. However, It was not part of the final photo of heads of state.
The Government explained that the absence of Milei in the final image responded to the fact that “I was in a bilateral”. Nevertheless, The leaders with whom the President met during the day were present in the official photo.
The President led meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinpingwith the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgievaand with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Of all of them, sOnly Milei was absent from the final G20 photo.
G20: absent from the family photo
A similar situation was experienced on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, within the framework of the G20 Summitwhen the organizers of the traditional family photo They moved forward with taking the photograph even though they were three key leaders absent: Joe Biden (USA), Giorgia Meloni (Italy) and Justin Trudeau (Canada).
Television cameras recorded the president of the United States and the premiers of Italy and Canada enter the area where the photograph was taken just seconds after the posing ended, in a serious diplomatic snub.
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Javier Milei met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 in Brazil
The president Javier Milei met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingwithin the framework of the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
The national leader had his first bilateral meeting with the Chinese president, in the middle of the negotiation for the swaps. Milei published an official photograph of the meeting on her social networks, in which the two are seen in the middle of a handshake.
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According to official information, Xi Jinping extended a formal invitation to Milei to visit China and, in return, the Argentine extended a formal invitation to him to visit Argentina. “They will be carried out within deadlines and terms to be agreed between both foreign ministries,” the official statement provides.
“China expressed its interest in increasing trade with the Argentine Republic, while Argentina expressed its desire to diversify and increase its export offer to the Chinese market.. Both nations agreed to continue working to strengthen their commercial ties and develop joint projects that benefit both economies. During the session, the current commercial and financial ties and agreements were reaffirmed, as well as the vocation to continue exploring new opportunities to expand and improve everything that involves strengthening the bilateral relationship,” the spokesperson published. Manuel Adorni on their social networks.
As part of the leaders’ summit, Milei also met with the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, and with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and his team.
Source: Ambito
