The Argentine president, Javier Mileireceived this Sunday his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macronat the Casa Rosada, headquarters of the Executive, where both leaders will hold a meeting and then a meeting with businessmen.
The French head of state – who arrived this Saturday in Argentina with his wife, Brigitte Macronfor a two-day work visit – entered smiling and with his thumbs up at 10:45 local time (13:45 GMT), at the Pink Housewhere he hugged Milei, who was accompanied by his sister, Karina.
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Both leaders, as well as Brigitte Macron and Karina Mileishared a few minutes of smiles and hugs, and then headed to the place where both presidents will hold the bilateral meeting.
Macron already had dinner this Saturday night with the Argentine far-right leader at the official residence, located in the town of Olive treesin the province of Buenos Aires and periphery of the capital, where they were expected to address Argentina’s rejection of the “consensus”climatic and that of France to the agreement European Union-Mercosur.
The French Prime Minister, Michel Barnierinsisted on Friday that France will oppose the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement because it would mean a “unfair competition“, considering that the block does not apply the same phytosanitary rules as Europe. In that sense, he stated that France prefers sectoral agreements under the principle of “reciprocity”.
After the meeting with Milei, Macron will hold a meeting with Argentine businessmen at the Casa Rosada.
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The delegation of five people accompanying Macron includes the president of the French mining and metallurgical company Eramet, Christel Bories.
Macron will leave for G20 Summitin the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiroat 2:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. GMT) this Sunday, from where it will travel to Chili for a visit on November 20 and 21, 2024, with stops in the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso.
Macron’s six-day trip to Latin America follows his visit to Brazil last March and is part of France’s desire to revitalize the partnership with the region, given the growing influence of powers such as Russia and China and the historic anchorage of USA.
