President Javier Milei received this afternoon at the Casa Rosada two Argentines kidnapped by the Hamas group in Israel on October 7, 2023. According to the Argentine News Agency (NA), the head of state met in his presidential office with Ariel and David Cunio, who were released on October 14, 2025, and handed over to the Red Cross. Present at the meeting were Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and the founder and CEO of Fuente Latina news agency, Leah Soibel. With half the Cabinet on vacation, the libertarian maintains his busy schedule of activities, sometimes from his Olivos residence and sometimes from the Casa Rosada. The release of hostages kidnapped in October 2023 took place after two years of captivity and was the result of U.S. intervention after Republican Donald Trump mediated in the conflict. The Cunios and their families were detained at the kibbutz Nir Oz. They are of Argentine origin and moved to Israel in 1986. During his last trip to Israel, the president met with the relatives of kidnapping victims. There, escorted by the Chief of Staff of the Presidency, Karina Milei, he emphasized that the fight against terrorism translates into "the struggle of good people against those who want to harm civilization." In a very active morning, unusual for this time of year, the president is holding a series of other meetings in his office on the first floor of the Casa Rosada. Also, the CEO of Black Limited, Marc Pastsy, and the director of operations, Valenti Sabate. Additionally, he is scheduled to receive the credentials of the ambassador of Italy, Fabrizio Nicoletti, who was appointed in November. Among his commitments, he included a meeting with energy sector businessmen, with the presence of Minister of Economy Luis Caputo and Secretary of Energy and Mining Coordination, Daniel González. Participating in the meeting were the CEO of MidOcean Energy, Venter De la Rey; the senior vice president, Thomas Wheeler; the director of business development, Vahid Farzad; and the company's director for the Americas, Jason Klein.
