The German head of government, Olaf Scholz, defended during his meeting with the Argentine president, Javier Milei, the importance of the reforms undertaken in Argentina are socially compatible and preserve cohesion social, as reported by the German Executive.

“The chancellor and President Milei spoke about the Argentine purposes of the reforms and their repercussions for the population. In this sense, the chancellor stressed that, from his point of view, the social compatibility of the reforms and the protection of social cohesion“said the German Government in a brief statement about the meeting.

The two leaders also addressed the negotiations for a trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur states: “They agreed that the talks on the treaty should be completed quickly,” said the German Government, which has underlined its support for Argentina’s possible entry into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a topic that was also addressed during the meeting between both political leaders.

The statement also referred to Milei’s presence at the Peace Summit held last week in Switzerland on the war in Ukraine, which Scholz also attended: “Also in the conversation this Sunday they agreed that Russia has it in its hands to end the war of aggression against Ukraine”.

The brief working meeting, lasting approximately one hour, focused on “the entire range of bilateral relations,” including economic, commercial issuesrenewable energies and global climate protection.

Argentina is “among the most important” trading partners of Germany in Latin America, and both countries are united by “lasting and close” tiesalso within the G-20, the German Government has pointed out.

It’s about the first time Milei meets during a visit abroad with a social democratic head of government. Initially, he was to be given a state reception, including military honors, but the original program was eventually reduced to a brief working meeting after – according to the German government – Milei refused to appear before the press with Scholz.