(Reuters) -Argentine President Javier Milei will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on Tuesday as part of his trip to New York, the South American country’s presidential press office reported on Saturday.
Milei, who maintains an international policy aligned with the United States and Israel, will also meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which will be held next week in New York.
The Argentine president reaffirmed this week that his country will open its embassy in Jerusalem next year as a sign of support for Israel. Milei has also repeatedly declared his support for Trump, with whom he has already met since taking office in 2023.
Argentina, which maintains an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, is seeking support for its economic policy at a time when financial markets have suffered severe tensions following the ruling party’s defeat in legislative elections in the province of Buenos Aires.
On Monday, Milei, Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein and Economy Minister Luis Caputo, among others, will meet with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
(Reporting by Eliana Raszewski; Writing by Sarah Kinosian; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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