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In the US, Javier Milei spoke by video call with Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada - Infobae​


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May 28, 2024

In the middle of his trip, the Argentine President communicated with his Canadian counterpart, with whom he will meet in a few weeks in Italy, during the G7 leaders' summit.

By Federico Galligani

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Milei contacted Justin Trudeau
Shortly after landing in the city of San Francisco, United States, where he will hold meetings with the directors of the world's leading technology companies, President Javier Milei began his agenda of activities with a video call with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. .


According to what official sources told Infobae , the national president made the virtual communication around 12:00 (local time, 4:00 p.m. in Argentina), a few hours after arriving in California, after a stopover in Lima. .


Milei and Trudeau had already spoken last January, when both discussed the increase in trade relations between the two countries, as well as the conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, among other international issues.

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The President will meet personally with the Canadian premier between June 13 and 15, when he will participate in the summit of leaders of the Group of 7 ( G7 ), which will be held in Borgo Egnazia, in the Italian region of Apulia.

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Milei was invited to the G7 by Giorgia Meloni (Susan Walsh/Pool via) REUTERS

The Argentine head of state was invited to the event by Giorgia Meloni , the prime minister of Italy, a country that this year presides over the powerful organization, whose members account for more than half of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).


In January, Milei and Trudeau agreed to “advance economic prosperity” on the continent by “strengthening supply chain integration and responding to environmental challenges.”

“The prime minister reaffirmed the importance of defending human rights and democracy in the face of challenges to the rules-based international order,” commented that time the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, which for the moment did not issue a statement on this new video call.

The Ottawa government is especially interested in the initiative of the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) , one of the points that are within the Bases Law that the Senate is still dealing with, due to the possible investments it could make in the sector. miner.

In the last few hours, the new Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francos , met with the heads of the opposition blocs of the Upper House and would have managed to unblock the discussion around the ruling party's project, and specifically on the issues of the RIGI, which continued generating some resistance on the part of some “dialogue” parties.

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Guillermo Francos met with opposition senators
The Trudeau administration was in favor of sanctioning this project, which would benefit some of its companies, such as Barrick Gold, Lithium Americas, Pan American Silver and Lundin Mining, which already have investments in provinces such as San Juan, Salta and Catamarca.

The ambassador of the North American country in Buenos Aires, Reid Sirrs , recently participated virtually in the Expo San Juan Minera 2024 and highlighted that "Canadian investments generate employment, production, exports and development in the regional economies of Argentina . "

For her part, Milei plans to meet over the next few days with Sam Altman , CEO OpenAI; Sundar Pichai , CEO of Google; Tim Cook , CEO of Apple, and Mark Zuckerberg , owner of Meta.

The President traveled accompanied by Luis Caputo -Minister of Economy-, Karina Milei -General Secretary of the Presidency- and Demian Reidel , head of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. And in San Francisco he was received by Gerardo Werthein , Argentine ambassador to the United States.

The president will also meet with thirty investors linked to Artificial Intelligence, hold a meeting with entrepreneurs of start-ups linked to AI and will speak at the Pacific Summit, organized by the Bay Area Council.

As the libertarian leader himself explained to this medium, the objective of this trip is to “create the world's fourth artificial intelligence pole in Argentina” to “compete with the United States, China and Europe.”
 
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