Argentine President Javier Miley will not attend the G20 summit, which will be held in South Africa starting November 22, in implementation of the decision of his American counterpart and ally, Donald Trump.
A presidential spokesman confirmed to AFP that Miley would send new advisor Pablo Cuerno to replace him.
The Argentine government did not specify the reasons for the presidential absence, although Miley expressed on several occasions his diplomatic alliance with the United States and Trump.
At the last UN General Assembly in September, Miley again expressed support for Trump’s immigration policies, and returned to many of his criticisms of the UN.
Trump announced on Friday that no American official would attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, a country he accuses without evidence of persecuting and killing whites.
The US President said on his Truth Social website: “It is a shame that the G20 is being held in South Africa.”
In 2024, despite his differences with Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Miley personally attended the summit held in Rio de Janeiro.
Joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Instead, Argentina submitted the initial memorandum to join the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the international organization confirmed, describing it as a “decisive step” in its accession process.
On the occasion of the visit of OECD Secretary-General Matías Cormann to Buenos Aires, “Argentine Foreign Minister Cuerno presented him with the initial memorandum of understanding for Argentina, which represents an important step towards accession,” the organization noted in a statement.
In 2016, during the presidency of liberal Mauricio Macri, the country expressed its desire to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which six years later began the process of discussions with the country, as well as with Brazil, Peru, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.
In May 2024, Argentina received the roadmap that it must implement to integrate the organization, which includes the world’s largest economies with democratic systems.
Initially, Argentina committed to submitting the initial memorandum before the end of 2024.
The presentation of this document, an initial self-assessment by Argentina on the alignment of its legislation, policies and practices with OECD standards, now begins the “technical phase”.
According to the road map for Argentina’s accession process to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, adopted by the organization’s 38 member states, the dialogue is now scheduled to begin with 25 committees of experts covering a wide range of policy areas.
In August 2024, Corman explained that this technical review process would last several years.
“The process of joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development complements Argentina’s ambitious economic reform programme, contributing to strengthening the foundations of growth in the medium and long term,” the statement quoted the Secretary-General as saying.
He added that this “will strengthen international confidence in Argentina’s political orientations, support stronger and more sustainable growth, as well as increased incomes and living standards, while strengthening OECD cooperation with a major G20 economy.”
Agence France-Presse
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