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Milei to lead Malvinas War Day events in Buenos Aires

Argentine President Javier Milei will give a speech at the main event for Malvinas War Day in Buenos Aires, reaffirming the sovereignty claim and discussing a possible UK visit.


Milei to lead Malvinas War Day events in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, April 2 (NA) – President Javier Milei will head the main event for Veterans' and Fallen in the Malvinas War Day this Thursday, April 2, at San Martín Square in the Retiro neighborhood, around 10 AM. Following the head of state's speech, where he is expected to reaffirm the claim to sovereignty over the Islands and the importance of a prosperous Argentina as a key point for their recovery, a floral offering will be laid at the monument to the fallen and a minute of silence will be held in front of the plaque of the 'unknown soldier'. The event comes amid the possibility that the economist will travel to the United Kingdom this year, in April or May. 'We will never renounce the claim of sovereignty over the Malvinas,' the President affirmed to the British medium. Likewise, he intends to carry out negotiations with that country to lift the restriction that Argentina has for the purchase of arms due to the claim over the Malvinas Islands. Milei said that the island territory should 'be returned through negotiation and when the islanders so desire'. Yesterday, the Government confirmed a work agenda for the Head of Cabinet and ratified its continuity. IP Photo: Agencia NA / Archive On the other hand, the day will have another important event in the city of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, in which the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, will participate, invited by his Fuegian counterpart, Gustavo Melella. Both in the capital and in Río Grande, the traditional vigils and main provincial events will take place, with a strong presence of local politics and criticism of the National Government, as happened on April 2 of last year. #AgenciaNA.Photo: Agencia NA / PBA This Thursday will be an occasion for Milei to again show himself with the official overshadowed by judicial investigations into his patrimonial growth and his undeclared properties. 'It is not negotiable,' he emphasized. It is expected that most of the National Cabinet will attend, such as the Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei; the head of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem; the Head of Government, Jorge Macri; and the ministers Alejandra Monteaoliva (Security); Carlos Presti (Defense); Diego Santilli (Interior), among others. But fundamentally, the presence of the coordinating minister, Manuel Adorni, is expected. He manifested this to the British newspaper The Telegraph last December.