Javier Milei : “With Cameron we talked about the support they are going to give us at the IMF and we set the Malvinas as an agenda item” - Infobae
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January 17, 2024
The President revealed details of the meeting he had with the British Chancellor at the Davos Economic Forum. For now, his visit to London is not planned.
By Romanian Lejtman
Milei speaks with Infobae after meeting with David Cameron
(Special envoy to Davos, Switzerland) The president Javier Milei met today with David Cameron in a small room at the Davos Economic Forum. The meeting lasted 20 minutes, and alongside the president were Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei.
Milei and Cameron spoke about the situation in the Malvinas Islands, Great Britain's support for Argentina's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), English investments in the country and the common will to deepen diplomatic ties between both countries.
The meeting was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in Davos (9AM in Argentina), and 20 minutes before the head of state appeared along with the Secretary General and Gerardo Werthein, ambassador designated in the United States. The three waited for the meeting in a small room on the first floor of the Forum until the arrival of Cameron and his delegation.
Down another hallway on the same floor, the British Foreign Minister arrived at the event when the clock showed 12:45. And in keeping with the rules of formal diplomacy, when the clocks struck 13 o'clock in Switzerland, Cameron entered another room - a little larger - waiting for the President of Argentina.
Milei entered the conclave with her best smile and greeted the British chancellor. There was a relaxed atmosphere, and the doors were closed after the official photos. Inside, a new chapter of the complex bilateral relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom was being written.
Moments after the meeting, the head of state spoke with Infobae and gave details of the talk he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain.
-How was the meeting with the British Foreign Minister?
-It was an excellent meeting, very cordial, and we basically talked about deepening commercial ties, the support that they are going to give us in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and also how to promote English investments in Argentina
-Did you discuss the issue of the Malvinas Islands and the perspective of resolving it through the Hong Kong model with China and England?
-We are not making in-depth progress, but we have set it as a point on an agenda where our Chancellor, Diana Mondino, and Minister Cameron will move forward in finding a solution to the issue.
-Is it possible for you to visit London?
-The topic was not mentioned at the meeting.
Milei meets with David Cameron
The President and the English Chancellor met by telephone at the beginning of December, and the personal relationship was consolidated when they found a common musical taste: the two vibrate with the Rolling Stones and they are fans of Mick Jagger.
Milei met last night with Diana Mondino to decide whether she would participate in the bilateral meeting that - in principle - was scheduled for the chancellor and the person in charge of the Foreign Office. In the end, the head of state decided to join the conclave at the Economic Forum, to present his disruptive view of sovereignty in the Malvinas, which he considers non-negotiable.
Unlike other leaders - from Raúl Alfonsín to Alberto Fernández -, Milei does not exclude from the geopolitical equation the existence of the islanders who occupy the South Atlantic islands that belong to Argentina. In this context, the president proposes a solution similar to the agreement negotiated by England with China regarding Hong Kong.
“We want to find a feasible solution regarding the Malvinas Islands. England had a conflict similar to this: it was with China and over the case of Hong Kong. We propose a similar solution, where England returns the Islands to us through diplomatic channels. But in that process, you cannot leave aside what happens to those who live on the Islands. That is, you have to look for a solution not only with England, but also has to consider the interests of those who live on the Islands,” argued Milei.
This diplomatic strategy of the head of state has a structural problem: Great Britain was interested in the bilateral relationship with Beijing, and drew up a road map that extended for decades while China was growing globally.
Argentina, on the other hand, is a latent threat to London because it usually fails to fulfill its commitments and does not report major collateral benefits. At the Foreign Office they have already heard proposals from Dante Caputo to Santiago Cafiero, and now they will insist on their diplomatic caution even though Milei and Cameron share the Stones' hits.
Javier Milei talks with David Cameron. Karina Milei and Diana Mondino, who also participated in the conclave at the Davos Forum, listen
In this sense, Milei and Mondino believe that an active and continuous trade agenda between both countries can build a diplomatic resource that allows negotiating the recovery of the South Atlantic Islands. It would not be a tactic of appeasement with London, but rather finding new negotiation scenarios to reach the same result.
This is what the United Kingdom did with China. And in the end, Hong Kong returned - with certain limitations - to Beijing's control.
In addition to the Malvinas situation, Milei and Cameron analyzed the trade relations between both countries. The adjustment program is being watched with interest since London for the possibility of multiplying British investments in Argentina. This is a key objective of the head of state, and that is why he also decided to join the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
At the start of the meeting at the Davos Forum, Milei greets David Cameron. It was an open agenda meeting that included the situation in the Malvinas Islands and the negotiation with the IMF.
Finally, the president and the chancellor discussed Argentina's negotiation with the IMF. There is already an agreement with the Fund staff , but board approval is still necessary to access the disbursement of 4.7 billion dollars that will allow the country to meet the maturities of January, February and April.
Cameron told Milei that the director of the United Kingdom will vote in favor of Argentina. The president thanked the British minister for the gesture of trust. All the support from the G7 adds up to getting the IMF board to approve the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) agreed upon two weeks ago with Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF.
When the agenda, which was open, was exhausted, Milei and Cameron shook hands and smiled in unison. There was a mutual commitment to advance the Malvinas Issue and the commercial relationship between Argentina and Great Britain.
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January 17, 2024
The President revealed details of the meeting he had with the British Chancellor at the Davos Economic Forum. For now, his visit to London is not planned.
By Romanian Lejtman
Milei declaraciones luego de la reunión con David Cameron
Milei declaraciones luego de la reunión con David Cameron
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Milei speaks with Infobae after meeting with David Cameron
(Special envoy to Davos, Switzerland) The president Javier Milei met today with David Cameron in a small room at the Davos Economic Forum. The meeting lasted 20 minutes, and alongside the president were Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei.
Milei and Cameron spoke about the situation in the Malvinas Islands, Great Britain's support for Argentina's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), English investments in the country and the common will to deepen diplomatic ties between both countries.
The meeting was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in Davos (9AM in Argentina), and 20 minutes before the head of state appeared along with the Secretary General and Gerardo Werthein, ambassador designated in the United States. The three waited for the meeting in a small room on the first floor of the Forum until the arrival of Cameron and his delegation.
Down another hallway on the same floor, the British Foreign Minister arrived at the event when the clock showed 12:45. And in keeping with the rules of formal diplomacy, when the clocks struck 13 o'clock in Switzerland, Cameron entered another room - a little larger - waiting for the President of Argentina.
Milei entered the conclave with her best smile and greeted the British chancellor. There was a relaxed atmosphere, and the doors were closed after the official photos. Inside, a new chapter of the complex bilateral relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom was being written.
Moments after the meeting, the head of state spoke with Infobae and gave details of the talk he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain.
-How was the meeting with the British Foreign Minister?
-It was an excellent meeting, very cordial, and we basically talked about deepening commercial ties, the support that they are going to give us in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and also how to promote English investments in Argentina
-Did you discuss the issue of the Malvinas Islands and the perspective of resolving it through the Hong Kong model with China and England?
-We are not making in-depth progress, but we have set it as a point on an agenda where our Chancellor, Diana Mondino, and Minister Cameron will move forward in finding a solution to the issue.
-Is it possible for you to visit London?
-The topic was not mentioned at the meeting.
Milei meets with David Cameron
The President and the English Chancellor met by telephone at the beginning of December, and the personal relationship was consolidated when they found a common musical taste: the two vibrate with the Rolling Stones and they are fans of Mick Jagger.
Milei met last night with Diana Mondino to decide whether she would participate in the bilateral meeting that - in principle - was scheduled for the chancellor and the person in charge of the Foreign Office. In the end, the head of state decided to join the conclave at the Economic Forum, to present his disruptive view of sovereignty in the Malvinas, which he considers non-negotiable.
Unlike other leaders - from Raúl Alfonsín to Alberto Fernández -, Milei does not exclude from the geopolitical equation the existence of the islanders who occupy the South Atlantic islands that belong to Argentina. In this context, the president proposes a solution similar to the agreement negotiated by England with China regarding Hong Kong.
“We want to find a feasible solution regarding the Malvinas Islands. England had a conflict similar to this: it was with China and over the case of Hong Kong. We propose a similar solution, where England returns the Islands to us through diplomatic channels. But in that process, you cannot leave aside what happens to those who live on the Islands. That is, you have to look for a solution not only with England, but also has to consider the interests of those who live on the Islands,” argued Milei.
This diplomatic strategy of the head of state has a structural problem: Great Britain was interested in the bilateral relationship with Beijing, and drew up a road map that extended for decades while China was growing globally.
Argentina, on the other hand, is a latent threat to London because it usually fails to fulfill its commitments and does not report major collateral benefits. At the Foreign Office they have already heard proposals from Dante Caputo to Santiago Cafiero, and now they will insist on their diplomatic caution even though Milei and Cameron share the Stones' hits.
Javier Milei talks with David Cameron. Karina Milei and Diana Mondino, who also participated in the conclave at the Davos Forum, listen
In this sense, Milei and Mondino believe that an active and continuous trade agenda between both countries can build a diplomatic resource that allows negotiating the recovery of the South Atlantic Islands. It would not be a tactic of appeasement with London, but rather finding new negotiation scenarios to reach the same result.
This is what the United Kingdom did with China. And in the end, Hong Kong returned - with certain limitations - to Beijing's control.
In addition to the Malvinas situation, Milei and Cameron analyzed the trade relations between both countries. The adjustment program is being watched with interest since London for the possibility of multiplying British investments in Argentina. This is a key objective of the head of state, and that is why he also decided to join the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
At the start of the meeting at the Davos Forum, Milei greets David Cameron. It was an open agenda meeting that included the situation in the Malvinas Islands and the negotiation with the IMF.
Finally, the president and the chancellor discussed Argentina's negotiation with the IMF. There is already an agreement with the Fund staff , but board approval is still necessary to access the disbursement of 4.7 billion dollars that will allow the country to meet the maturities of January, February and April.
Cameron told Milei that the director of the United Kingdom will vote in favor of Argentina. The president thanked the British minister for the gesture of trust. All the support from the G7 adds up to getting the IMF board to approve the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) agreed upon two weeks ago with Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF.
When the agenda, which was open, was exhausted, Milei and Cameron shook hands and smiled in unison. There was a mutual commitment to advance the Malvinas Issue and the commercial relationship between Argentina and Great Britain.
