Javier Milei hoped to arrive at the
tour of Israel and the Vatican
with the local political scene more orderly.
Although on Friday night he was able to celebrate the general approval of the omnibus law, the intermission until Tuesday for article-by-article treatment
raises questions and keeps the Government in suspense
, while the President prepares to travel this Monday towards Jerusalem with the aim of
reaffirming its support in the war
it is waging with the Hamas terrorist group.
Perhaps because of the complex internal front that his administration must face, the President
finished polishing in the last few hours
part of what will be his second tour since he took office.
Just this Saturday, during his time in Mar del Plata, where he went to greet his partner Fátima Florez on his birthday, he closed the details of what he will do in the Middle East and Italy.
On a trip that will have
two stages
, Milei will arrive on Tuesday after 4 p.m. (local time) at David Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, and from there he will go
directly to the Wailing Wall
(Western Wall).
Then, although the Presidency avoided confirming the official agenda, the
meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
would take place late that same afternoon.
On Wednesday, Milei
plans to visit the Holocaust Museum and the Forest of Nations
, where leaders who visit Jerusalem usually plant a tree, as a gesture of the ties of brotherhood between the countries.
That night, there are efforts to hold a
meeting with Argentinians residing in Israel
, affected by the brutal terrorist attack carried out by Hamas on October 7.
As a gesture of his support for Israel, the head of state asked to visit Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the villages in southern Israel devastated by extremists, where more than 400 people lived. "He is going to do what he did during the campaign: mark that Argentina unconditionally supports the war against terrorism," they indicated from the presidential environment.
On a commercial flight
As on his trip to the Davos Forum, Milei
ruled out the possibility of using the ARG-01, the presidential plane
that Alberto Fernández bought and opted for a
commercial flight
with the aim of reducing "more than 50 percent" of the cost that will require the transfer and logistics of the delegation.
With this premise, for security reasons, the Casa Rosada took care to take extreme precautions to avoid leaks of the schedules.
So much so that the companies with which he could travel (at the closing of this note it was not confirmed) anticipated and
blocked his places in first class
to avoid interference near the president.
On a trip that will have a brief connection stopover in Rome, Milei will travel
accompanied by his sister, the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei;
Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, filmmaker Santiago Oría and staff of the Military House
.
In an unprecedented fact, he will not travel with any communications staff nor an official photographer.
Beyond the decision to reduce the delegation to the maximum, this occurs in the midst of the differences that emerged between the Secretary of Communication, Eduardo Serenellini, with the all-terrain advisor, Santiago Caputo, who in alliance with Karina Milei managed to prevail and emptied of power to the former journalist.
Finally,
the Chief of Staff, Nicolás Posse, will not be part of the delegation.
Although he had been confirmed by the Presidency, after his trip to Washington Milei asked him to stay in the Casa Rosada to maintain focus on management.
Nor will the Minister of Economy, Luis "Toto" Caputo
, be part of the game
, despite the fact that in Italy, and at the invitation of the Government, a large group of Argentine businessmen will join who will have rounds of interviews within the framework of the General Confederation of Italian Industry.
On the other hand, in the second leg of the tour, starting on Friday, February 9,
two key ministers for Milei will join in Rome: Guillermo Francos (Interior) and Sandra Pettovello (Human Capital)
, who will support him in the audience he will hold. with Pope Francis, on February 12.
Before the meeting with the Supreme Pontiff, the head of state will meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with whom he publicly exchanged praise.