Millay reversed his decision to join after taking office… “Looking forward to meeting individually”
“Policy is different from the previous government… Previous decisions will be reviewed.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade: “Liberal democratic countries are the top priority for cooperation.”
Argentine President Javier Millais, who announced a major policy shift, announced that he would not participate in BRICS, a community of emerging economies. At the BRICS summit held in South Africa last August, Argentina had decided to join as a member starting January 1 next year.
According to TASS on the 29th (local time), President Milais sent a letter to the leaders of BRICS member countries, saying, “In relation to this, I would like to inform you that it currently appears impossible for Argentina to join as an official BRICS member on January 1 of next year.” Yes.
“I would like to emphasize my government’s commitment to promoting bilateral relations with your country in terms of promoting trade and investment,” he said. “I look forward to meeting you and would like to take this opportunity to express my respect to you.” While notifying the country of its refusal to join BRICS, it proposed to meet individually with the heads of state of each member state.
“The new Argentina’s foreign policy differs in many respects from that of the previous government,” President Millay wrote, adding, “Some decisions taken by the previous government will be reviewed.”
The letter was delivered to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“We are entering a phase of change in our official foreign policy,” said Manuel Adorni, spokesman for the Argentine Presidential Office. “Considering this, this issue requires a much more thorough analysis than that of the previous government that was invited to join BRICS.”
Argentina’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Diana Mondino, said that this decision was made for both ideological and practical reasons, adding, “It is mainly for practical reasons.”
Minister Mondino said, “(The reason for withdrawing membership) is optimization of time use,” and pointed out, “If you participate in all organizations, when will you have time to work?” This can be interpreted to mean that there is no intention to join BRICS because it is a low-priority organization.
He said, “Liberal democratic countries are the priority partners for the new Argentine administration,” and added, “The United States, European countries, Australia, Israel, Canada, and New Zealand are among them.”
“We will trade with countries that pay more.” “It is not the state that makes this decision,” he said, adding, “Our job is to create conditions for trade.”
President Millais, who took office on the 10th, has repeatedly stated that he will not seek to improve relations with Brazil, China, and Russia due to policy inconsistencies. He made it clear, however, that he would not block private corporate transactions.
Even as a candidate for the presidential election, he said, “This will be a government that only engages with countries that support freedom, peace, democracy, and free trade,” and added, “(Brics) Some countries do not align with that line. “Our geopolitical allies are the United States and Israel,” he said.
With Argentina excluded, only Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to be new members of BRICS from January 1 next year. BRICS will be transformed into a 10-nation system, adding to the existing members Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Source: Donga
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