Milei to return to Italy this month, plans second trip to Davos

President Javier Milei will travel to Rome later this month at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and is also planning a return visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Milei, 54, will travel to the Italian capital to attend the Atreju festival organised by Meloni’s party, Fratelli d'Italia. The invitation was extended during the Italian PM’s visit to Buenos Aires last month.

“It is likely that he will leave Buenos Aires for Rome on [December] 13 and return on the 15, we will see if there is any change in logistics,” Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Milei and Meloni, who have regularly proclaimed their ideological alignment, have already met several times this year. 

The Italian leader said during last month’s visit that the duo had agreed to “work together” to “jointly draft an Italy-Argentina 2025-2030 action plan identifying the main areas of bilateral collaboration,” such as energy, infrastructure and transport.

Milei, for his part, highlighted his personal bond with Meloni, noting that both had been elected to fix specific problems “with courage, truth and openness.”

“In my case, to put an end to inflation; in Meloni's case, to give an answer to the problem of uncontrolled immigration,” he argued.

He also called for an “alliance of free nations” that includes Italy and Argentina, claiming that the West is “under a cloak of darkness.”

Adorni also confirmed Tuesday that Milei would attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, although he did not specify the date of the trip. The summit runs January 20 to 24 January.

Argentina’s head of state made waves last year in the Swiss Alps where – in his first high-profile international appearance – he cheered capitalism, slammed socialism and warned Western leaders that its way of life is “in danger.”

– TIMES/AFP