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Javier Milei was received at the G7 by Giorgia Meloni.
During the meeting, the president will also have a brief contact with his Brazilian counterpart, Lula da Silva, with whom he maintains a distant relationship, and with Pope Francis, who was invited like Milei by the host Meloni, and who is coming to hold a meeting with the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof.
According to what official sources specified, the Argentine president will hold other bilateral meetings with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron; with the director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgievaand with Ajay Bangawho heads the World Bank.
Likewise, it is expected that during the break between the different work sessions, Milei will have informal talks with the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.
All this will happen between 2:00 p.m. (local time, 9:00 a.m. in Buenos Aires), when the debate panel on artificial intelligence will begin, in which the libertarian will speak, and at 6:45 p.m., just before the final table of discussion and the elaboration of conclusions by the G7.
Then, the head of state will be taken along with the rest of the guests to the central square of Borgo Egnazia, where they will be entertained with a musical show by the renowned Italian singer Andrea Bocelli and a dance show.
The president arrived on Thursday night at the Bari Airport accompanied by the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei; the head of the Council of Economic Advisors, Demian Reidel; the Argentine ambassador to the United States, Gerardo Werthein; deputy Fernando Iglesias and security, protocol and audiovisual officials, which in the latter case is headed by Santiago Oria. The absence of the chancellor Diana Mondino It is one of the great surprises of this tour.
How Javier Milei’s tour of Europe will continue
Once his time in Italy concludes, Milei will continue his European tour in Switzerland, where he will participate in the Summit for Peace in Ukraine. There he will have a new bilateral meeting with the president of this country, Volodinir Zelensky.
After a brief tour of the country, between June 17 and 20, Milei will return to Europe on the 21st with private agenda. He will travel to Spain to receive the award from the Juan de Mariana Institute. The ceremony will take place within the framework of the Freedom Dinner that will take place at the Madrid Casino, during Freedom Week.
Subsequently, the delegation will disembark on June 22 in Hamburg, Germany. The president will be awarded the Hayek medal, which is awarded in reference to the Nobel Prize in Economics Frederic von Hayekand they do not rule out the chance of holding a meeting with the German chancellor, Olaff Scholz.
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Javier Milei will meet with the head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva.
The IMF considers that “the program remains firmly on track”
In the run-up to the meeting between Georgieva and Milei, the organization stated that “The program remains firmly on track, with all quantitative performance criteria having been met by the end of March 2024.””.
However, he also emphasized that “To maintain progress, it is necessary to improve the quality of fiscal adjustment, take the first steps towards an improved monetary and exchange rate policy framework, and implement reforms to unlock growth, formal employment and investment”.
The Board of Directors also considers that “it will be necessary to continue efforts to support the most vulnerable, expand political support and ensure agility in policy formulation.”
He board It also approved non-compliance waivers for a new foreign exchange restriction and multiple foreign exchange practices in the context of some easing of restrictions on dividend payments.
