(Special Envoy to Bari, Italy) – One part from Buenos Aires and another in Italy. The different members of the Government dedicated to organizing the president’s trip Javier Milei The G7 were making efforts against the clock to try to finalize the details of their participation in the international event before the arrival of the president, scheduled for less than 24 hours.
The multiple changes in the agenda of the Argentine head of state forced him to accelerate the protocol procedures for his visit to the Apulia region, from the election of the members of the delegation that will accompany him to the technical and agenda issues.
However, the national authorities have already confirmed several bilateral meetings, among which a surprising one was with the director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, with whom Milei had already met last January, at the Davos Forum.
As specified Infobaealthough several alternatives were considered, Milei finally decided to attend both the summit of leaders of the powerful group of developed countries, as well as the one being organized by his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyin Switzerland.
In this way, the libertarian will depart with his entourage this Wednesday night from Aeroparque and, after a stopover in the Canary Islands, will land at the Karol Wojtyla Airport in Bari, at 7:30 p.m. the next day.
For this reason, it is still not known if he will be able to be at the honorary dinner that the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarellawill offer the members of the G7 and invited leaders in the historic Swabian Castle (Castello Svevo, in Italian), an imposing fortress dating from the 12th century and now used as a museum.
This imposing structure is located in the historic center of Bari, near the port area and a few meters from the Adriatic Sea, which bathes the city’s coasts and gives the ideal outline to the medieval building, which houses important sculptures of the area, from different periods.
On the other hand, the Government was finishing defining this Wednesday the hotel where Milei will stay during his short stay in the country, just one day. Although the location has not yet been confirmed, It will be one of the establishments located in Savelletri or Fasano.
These are two towns in the province of Brindisi close to Borgo Egnaziathe luxurious resort where the vast majority of the G7 activities will take place, inaugurated in 2010 and where some of the most recognized personalities from different fields stayed, such as the former soccer player David Beckhamowner of the Inter Miami club, where Lionel Messi currently plays, and the pop singer Madonna.
However, the Argentine president will spend the night in another hotel in the area, only accompanied by the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Mileisince the rest of the delegation will have to go somewhere else, for security and space reasons.
For its part, from Buenos Aires different areas of the Government continue to negotiate the possible bilateral meetings that the libertarian could have, although There are already several confirmed. First of all, he will meet with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniwho was the one who invited him to the conclave, and with his counterpart from France, Emmanuel Macronwhom I had planned to visit in Paris before the change of agenda.
In addition, he will once again have a meeting alone with Kristalina Georgievadirector of the International Monetary Fund, and will meet Ajay Bangapresident of the World Bank, two of the largest multilateral credit entities.
Due to her tight itinerary, Milei will have to coordinate her talks with all of them between 5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on Friday, which is the time designated by the organization for the bilaterals, after the family photo with the representatives of the invited countries.
The chancellor Diana Mondino She was going to be, in fact, one of the people who accompanied the head of state at the G7 leaders’ meeting, but the official will not finally attend, due to the limited number of accredited people that each guest at the meeting has.
With the new plans, the President will meet his official directly in Switzerland, to together attend the peace summit led by Zelensky, more than two years after the start of the war with Russia.
This will, in fact, be one of the issues that will be discussed during the work days in Bari, which will even include the participation of the Ukrainian president himself, who will provide details of the situation currently experienced in the area.
For now, the Italian city has already prepared to receive the heads of state of the most powerful countries in the world: security was intensified and some streets were closed, although the most important operations take place in Borgo Egnazia, which is practically armored.
The political leaders will begin to arrive this Thursday, to take the traditional family photo and hold the first formal meetings at the resort, under the sweltering sun and humidity coming from the Adriatic Sea, which contributes to the Mediterranean context that Meloni sought for the event to have. , which this year is in charge.
