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Milei met with his Cabinet to ratify Argentina's alignment with Israel and analyze possible terrorist threats - Infobae
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Milei reunió a su Gabinete para ratificar el alineamiento de la Argentina con Israel y analizar posibles amenazas terroristas
El Presidente convocó al embajador Eyal Sela para reiterarle su respaldo. Además, habló con sus ministros sobre un informe de seguridad que expone los peligros en la Triple Frontera
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April 15, 2024
Javier Milei and the Israeli ambassador to Argentina, Eyal Sela
As soon as he landed at the Ezeiza international airport, President Javier Milei immediately went to the Casa Rosada to lead an emergency Cabinet meeting, in which he analyzed national security after Iran's attacks on Israel, which generated an international conflict. .
Accompanied by his sister and general secretary, Karina Milei , the head of state got off Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR 1305 after 6:30 p.m. and got into an official vehicle that took him to Balcarce 50, where the first meeting of the committee took place. of crisis.
The Chief of Staff, Nicolás Posse , was already waiting for him there ; the political advisor, Santiago Caputo ; the spokesperson Manuel Adorni , and the Ministers of Economy, Luis Caputo ; of the Interior, Guillermo Francos ; of Security, Patricia Bullrich , and of Health, Mario Russo . Later, Vice President Victoria Villarruel arrived . and the Secretary of Legal and Technical, Javier Herrera Bravo , among others.
After listening to the words of the Israeli ambassador to Argentina, Eyal Sela , who personally attended to give details of the Iranian attacks in his country, the group began to talk about the implications that this conflict could have in Argentina and about the actions that each area is carrying out regarding this situation.
Political advisor Santiago Caputo, arriving at the meeting (Nicolas Stulberg)
The national officials analyzed in depth the reports from the Intelligence, Security, Defense, Foreign Ministry, Interior and Strategy links of the Government, which warned about the weaknesses that exist at the local level against these terrorist groups.
It is a document prepared by representatives of each of these sectors and by Posse, who was not only in charge of coordinating the work between everyone, but also of delivering the final text to the ministers and the President, who upon receiving this information He decided to return to Buenos Aires early.
As anticipated by this media, taking into account the global context and with the precedent of the attacks perpetrated by Iran, through Hezbollah, against the Israeli embassy and the AMIA, Milei created a crisis committee linked to the Armed Forces and Security .
The Chief of Staff promised to update the data, although this first delivery already set off an alarm in the national authorities: the focus was on the vulnerability that exists in the so-called Triple Border , the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
The President knows that this is an area with a lot of traffic , through which thousands of people pass daily and in which controls are insufficient, at any time of the year, which is why, after the Iranian bombings, the Government considers It is essential to reinforce prevention mechanisms.
Milei at Sunday's Cabinet meeting
In fact, while the meeting was taking place at the Casa Rosada, Foreign Minister Diana Mondino was in the Brazilian capital and this Monday she will talk with her counterpart from that country, Mauro Vieira , and then she will fly to São Paulo to do the same with the local vice president. , Geraldo Alckmin .
However, for strategic reasons, the officials who participated in the first meeting of the crisis committee had strict orders not to leak sensitive information , so they left Balcarce 50 without giving statements and only Adorni published a recorded message with Eyal Sela. , in which no mention was made of national security.
Just a few days ago, the Government decided to reinforce security in several sensitive points in the country, such as airports, religious and cultural institutions linked to the Jewish community and the headquarters of some embassies.
The decision, on that occasion, was made after learning of the ruling of the Federal Court of Criminal Cassation that ruled that the attack against the Israeli embassy that occurred in March 1992 and the bomb that exploded the AMIA headquarters on the 18th July 1994 “ responded to a political and strategic design” of the Islamic Republic of Iran and both attacks were carried out by the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
The President leaving the meeting at the Casa Rosada (Nicolas Stulberg)
For his part, on Saturday, the head of the Buenos Aires Government, Jorge Macri , ordered the implementation of a contingency plan of the Division of Sensitive Targets of Terrorism in the City of Buenos Aires, “in order to guarantee security in said objectives considered strategic”.
Although the possibility of a new attack in the country was not discussed at any time, the President considered that the global context and the tension generated after the Iranian attacks on Israel demand greater caution and it is for that same reason that he decided to advance his return to Buenos Aires and lead the first meeting of the crisis committee with which he will face possible threats.
