2023-12-07 14:18:31
To attend the inauguration of its new president Javier Milei, Argentina sent France an official invitation “at the highest level”. The ceremony will take place this Sunday, December 10, in the afternoon and in the Casa Rosada, the presidential palace. Except that Paris has decided to send… its ambassador to Buenos Aires, Romain Nadal. Minimum service, therefore. A way of distancing oneself from this head of state who is controversial to say the least because of his libertarian and climate-sceptical theses but also his speeches full of insults and diatribes.
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In the executive, no one was excited about making the trip. The choice of Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire was first considered to cross the Atlantic. “But Le Maire will come to Latin America in the first half of 2024. His schedule does not allow him to come to the region twice in a few months,” explains a diplomatic source. As for Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Olivier Becht, who participated in the inauguration of Brazilian President Lula last January, he will be in the United States at the same time for a long-planned visit. Finally, Emmanuel Macron maintains very friendly relations with the outgoing president Anibal Fernandez…
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