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The Government ratified its support for Israel: “We do not consider that it will turn a country that has already had two attacks into a target” - Infobae​


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April 15, 2024

The presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, referred to Argentina's position regarding the escalation of tension in the Middle East and explained the role that Israeli ambassador Eyal Sela had in the run-up to the crisis committee meeting.



Manuel Adorni, press conference
The presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni , today ratified the Government's position of supporting Israel in the face of the escalation of tension in the Middle East due to Iran's attack, and maintained: " We do not consider that facing a problem that the world has It makes us a target , or changes the situation in a country that has already had two attacks.”

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Furthermore, and in the framework of his usual press conference from Casa Rosada, he explained the role that Israeli ambassador Eyal Sela had in the run-up to the crisis committee meeting , which took place last night, headed by President Javier Milei.


The ambassador did not participate in the cabinet meeting . There was a previous meeting with him, where he made a brief presentation. It was not appropriate for him to participate in the cabinet meeting because it is an issue that only the Argentine authorities were responsible for discussing. “He finished speaking and left the government house,” he indicated.


In line with explicit support for Israel against Iran's attack, the official noted that "the entire free world is threatened." “We only have to take the side of those who defend the free world. Neutral or not neutral became obsolete, we believe that the world today is at risk,” he stated.


In turn, Adorni rejected that the position of the national government and Argentina causes a terrorist retaliation. “The president (Milei) has not received threats. We do not consider that facing a problem that the world has will make us a target or change the situation in a country that has already had two attacks,” he said.

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Spokesman Manuel Adorni speaks at Casa Rosada (Photo: Presidency)

However, he explained that "measures are being taken to effectively have greater control at the border and the Ministry of Security works together with Defense and Interior to have other types of alerts in the event of any episode that may draw our attention."

“We consider Iran's attack not only on Israel, but on the West, on individual freedom, on the free world that we defend. Our position is clear, to defend democracies, the free world and the rights of citizens who are attacked by states and governments that do not want peace,” Adorni concluded.

Cabinet and crisis committee​

As soon as he landed at the Ezeiza international airport from Miami yesterday, 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 a conflict. international.

The Chief of Staff, Nicolás Posse , was already waiting for him there ; the political advisor, Santiago Caputo ; the spokesperson 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, as did the Secretary of Legal and Technical Affairs, Javier Herrera Bravo , among others.

After listening to the words of Ambassador Sela, who personally attended to give details of the Iranian attacks in his country, the 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.

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The official photo of the crisis committee headed by president Javier Milei. Before its start, the Israeli ambassador to the country, Eyal Sela, gave a brief situation report on Iran's attack on Israel (Presidency)

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.
 
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