The Argentine President, Javier Milei, will be received on October 14 at the White House by his American counterpart, Donald Trump, in the second formal meeting between the two, after his meeting last Tuesday in New York during the UN General Assembly.
“Within the framework of the solid bilateral relationship that unites the Argentine Republic with the United States of America, President Javier Milei will hold an official visit to Washington on October 14, where he will be received at the White House by the president of the United States, Donald Trump,” said the Argentine presidency in a statement.
This new meeting comes days after Trump expressed his electoral support to Milei last week and promised economic aid for Argentina that will once again acquire a new debt with the loan requested from the US.
“This new meeting will mark a new instance of strengthening the strategic alliance between the two nations, based on shared values and in the common commitment to life, freedom and private property,” added the official statement.
In addition, he said that Milei and his official delegation – whose composition was not yet announced – will be housed in Blair House, the official residence for the heads of state visiting the United States.
Milei announced the trip on his social networks, where he replied a statement from the Argentine Foreign Ministry about the trip next to the message: “Meeting at Casa Blanca”.
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New debt acquisition
After the bilateral meeting of the leaders last Tuesday, the US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent, announced on Wednesday that he was negotiating with the Argentine Central Bank a currency exchange program (Swap line or agreement of central banks for an exchange of currency of their countries within a certain period) for 20 billion dollars to help stabilize the economy of the South American country.
This trip to the United States will be the thirteenth of the Argentine president to that country from his assumption in December 2023, and the fourth so far this year.
The United States is the main direct foreign investor in Argentina and one of its largest commercials.
In addition, it is, together with Israel, Milei’s main ally in foreign policy.
This new Milei trip also follows a series of visits from high -level American officials to Argentina in recent months, including the head of the South Command, Alvin Holsey; the Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem; The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Scott Besent himself.
With EFE information
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