Milei plans new Israel trip to finalise Jerusalem Embassy transfer

Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said he is working on arrangements for a new trip by President Javier Milei to Israel, during which the head of state will formalise the transfer of Argentina's Embassy to Jerusalem.

“We are working on a new visit by the President to Israel and to finalise the transfer of the Embassy to Jerusalem,” the Foreign Minister said in remarks delivered at an Argentine-Israeli economic forum at the Palacio Libertad in Buenos Aires.

Quirno, who joined President Milei for a morning meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at the Casa Rosada, appeared at the afternoon summit alongside his Israeli counterpart. Press were not invited to cover the meeting.

Argentina’s foreign minister said he would travel to Israel in February at Sa’ar’s invitation and that Milei’s agenda for next year’s visit would be finalised then. The main focus of the trip will be the President’s promise to move Argentina’s Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Sa’ar, who met with members of the Paraguayan government in Asunción on Monday, said they expect Milei’s visit to take place “in April or May” next year.

He added in a speech at the forum that Argentina and Israel are “friends and strategic partners,” while expressing his wish for a “bright future, shared together.”

President Milei has repeatedly stated that Israel is one of his main international allies. He has visited several times since taking office in December 2023.

During his time in Argentina, Sa’ar described the government as “one of Israel’s best friends in the world.”

He also described Milei as "one of the most daring and impressive leaders" in modern politics.

"It was a real honour to meet with him in Buenos Aires and discuss our extraordinary bilateral relations. The economic delegation accompanying me is an expression of our confidence in the president's bold economic reforms and in the Argentine economy under his leadership," Saar said in a message on X.