The German Chancellor, the social democrat Olaf Scholz, received this Sunday (06/23/2024) in Berlin the Argentine president Javier Milei, in a brief working meeting in which they discussed several issues.
“The chancellor and President Milei spoke about Argentine reform purposes and their repercussions for the population. In this sense, the chancellor stressed that from his point of view the social compatibility of the reforms and the protection of cohesion should be important criteria. social,” the German government said in a brief statement.
The two leaders also addressed the negotiations for a trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur, with the consensus that these should be “completed quickly.”
Berlin also indicated its support for Argentina’s possible entry into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a topic that was also addressed.
The roughly one-hour meeting focused on “the entire range of bilateral relations,” including economic, trade, energy and global climate protection issues.
It is the first time that Milei meets with a social democratic head of government in the six months since he took office as president, although the format does not correspond to the usual state visits in Berlin.
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