2023-11-27 04:40:16
The Argentine president-elect, the Argentine ultra-liberal Javier Milei, invited the president of Brazil, the leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to his inauguration, despite the tensions between both leaders, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry reported this Sunday.
Diana Mondino, designated by Milei to be his future chancellor, met in Brasilia with the head of Brazilian diplomacy, Mauro Vieira, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
And Mondino, who is also an elected representative, gave him a letter of “invitation from president-elect Javier Milei for President Lula to participate in his inauguration,” the Itamaraty palace added.
During the Argentine electoral campaign, the ultra-liberal had declared that if he became president he would not meet with the leftist leader, whom he described as “corrupt”, “thief” and “communist”.
But Milei, through Brazilian media on the Sunday that swept the Argentine presidential elections a week ago, sent Lula a “greeting with esteem and respect” and invited him to his inauguration ceremony on December 10, according to the letter. dated Saturday and published
In the one-page document, Milei expressed his desire that Argentina and Brazil, great trading partners, continue to “share areas of complementarity.”
And he hopes that he and Lula will share a “stage of fruitful work and building ties.” But the anti-system ultraliberal, who promises structural modifications in his government, also pointed out that “an economic, social and cultural change” will make Brazil and Argentina “competitive countries.”
“The person is another thing”
Asked about Milei’s harsh comments against Lula during the campaign, Mondino told journalists after the meeting that “one thing is criticism of the ideology and another of the person,” and clarified: “The camaraderie” between the two countries “will continue.” as best and as quickly as possible.
Vieira also seemed to agree with turning the page, pointing out that “what was discussed in the campaign is one thing and what happens in the government is another.”
Mondino stressed the “importance of signing as soon as possible” the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the South American bloc from which Milei threatened to withdraw Argentina.
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A visit by Lula to the change of command ceremony in Argentina is not guaranteed, however, said Vieira, who pointed out that the leftist leader has not seen Milei’s letter and the two leaders have not spoken by telephone.
A source from the Brazilian presidency had said on Monday that Lula will not attend the inauguration of the new Argentine government, and a Brazilian government minister said that Milei should first apologize to open a dialogue between the two leaders.
The event will be attended by former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), who said that with the Argentine’s victory “hope shines again in South America.”
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