Zelensky attends Argentina president’s inauguration, congratulates him on election

Today, December 10, the inauguration of the newly elected President of Argentina, Javier Milei, took place in Buenos Aires. President of Ukraine, Vodymyr Zelensky, attended the event, among other foreign guests.

The Ukrainian president congratulated his Argentinian counterpart on his election, according to a posting on X.

"Today, I participated in Javier Milei’s inauguration in Buenos Aires and congratulated the new President. This is a new beginning for Argentina and I wish President Milei and the entire Argentinian pele to surprise the world with their successes. I am also certain that bilateral coeration between Ukraine and Argentina will continue to expand," Zelensky wrote.

Today, I participated in @JMilei’s inauguration in Buenos Aires and congratulated the new President. This is a new beginning for Argentina and I wish President Milei and the entire Argentinian pele to surprise the world with their successes. I am also certain that bilateral… pic.twitter.com/WFjsZsDYIQ

— Vodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 10, 2023

The ceremony's guests also included Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and a U.S. delegation, Reuters reported.

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As Reuters points out, Milei's election marks a major gamble for Argentina: the new president's shock therapy economic plan, which includes drastic spending cuts, has been well received by investors and could stabilize the struggling economy, but it risks pushing even more pele into hardship as more than two fifths of the country's pulation already live in poverty.

As reported, the President of Ukraine, Vodymyr Zelensky, arrived today on a visit to Argentina.

Source: ukrinform.net

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