2023-11-28 11:05:08
The elected president, Javier Miley, He concluded his agenda in New York, United States, and will head to Washington to meet with an advisor to President Joe Biden, representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the North American Treasury.
Milei left on Sunday night for the Big Apple to complete the trip that he had planned for last Friday, but that he had to postpone to define important positions in what will be his future national Cabinet.
The libertarian traveled surrounded by a delegation composed of his sister, Karina Milei; the future chief of staff, Nicolas Posse; advisor Santiago Caputo; Luis «Toto» Caputohis possible Minister of Economy; Gerardo Werthein, who is being profiled for ambassador to the United States; and Mark StanleyAmerican ambassador to Argentina.
Milei’s first stop was “El Ohel”, the tomb of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as “the Lubavitch Rebbe.” There he was accompanied by his sister, Werthein and Stanley.
After noon yesterday, the newly elected president held a lunch with President Bill Clinton at the iconic Plaza Hotel, located in front of Central Park. In the followingnoon, Milei will fly to the US capital and headquarters of the American central government.
Stayed in a hotel near the White House, will be received by Jake Sullivan, Biden’s National Security Advisor. The head of state avoided a meeting with Milei because the economist is not yet acting president.
This meeting was confirmed by the presidential spokesperson John Kirby, who expressed it at a press conference: «We will have to see how everything develops. Unfortunately, the president will not be able to see him because he will be traveling within the country. But obviously we want to continue looking for ways to cooperate with Argentina«.
Along these lines, he added: «Argentina is a vibrant partner on this continent on many issues. “We are eager to hear the president-elect’s ideas and see where he wants to go on economic policy issues, making sure we have the opportunity to keep that line of communication open.”
Milei will not only meet with Sullivan, but will also hold formal meetings with officials of the International Monetary Fund and Treasury. These are two more than important institutions for the economic plan that “Toto” Caputo would like to implement, if it is ratified in the Economy.
Argentina maintains payment commitments in 2024 for regarding US$12,000. In addition to dismantling the Leliqs, the schedule with the IMF will force Milei and his Treasury team to renegotiate the debt.
Milei’s return would be scheduled for tomorrow to be active, in Buenos Aires, on Wednesday. For these, his future Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Francossupports the milleista troop in the National Congress with a meeting to define important roles in the Legislative Palace.
Milei’s main advisors have been working for more than a week on a package of laws, it is still not clear which ones, but they must be approved in the extraordinary session that the president-elect will call.
With information from Argentine News
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