The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, equated socialism and fascism this Thursday during his speech at the plenary session of the XXX Ibero-American Summit in Madrid, before the president of the Spanish Government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, with whom he has had several disagreements.
Specifically, Milei has said that “socialism is fascist in politics and fascism is socialist in economics. Both doctrines concentrate the control of individual decisions in the hands of a minority and make economic dependence an instrument of political domination.”
According to the president, who had a cold and brief greeting with Sánchez upon his arrival at the summit, fascism and socialism “share a hatred for the free market, they adore the intervention of the State, they nationalize companies, they regulate the economy, they control the media and they are dedicated to spreading propaganda and indoctrination.”
Avoid direct insult to Sánchez
Javier Milei’s intervention in the plenary session of the XXX Ibero-American Summit, held in the Royal Collections Gallery, has adopted an institutional tone, avoiding insulting the Spanish Government and President Pedro Sánchez, as he did two weeks ago, when he called Sánchez a “dictator.”
Before Felipe VI and the leaders of the countries of this political forum, Milei opened his speech by expressing, on behalf of the people and the Argentine Government, his condolences for the 69 victims of the recent train accident in Toledo, including two Argentines.
“We respectfully accompany the pain of their families and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. In this moment of pain, Argentina stands with the Spanish people,” he stressed.
Conciliator, Milei thanked “the Kingdom of Spain” for the invitation to the summit “and the dedication with which it exercised the Pro Tempore Secretariat.” “Thanks to His Majesty’s perseverance, this space was able to become a place where our countries can work together,” he reflected.
“We uncompromisingly defend the right to life, the freedom of each individual to choose their destiny and private property,” Milei said, noting that they are principles that guide his government action.
Claim the Malvinas
Milei ended his speech by recalling that “for Argentines, the Malvinas is a sacred cause” and alleged that “Argentina inherited the titles of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands from Spain and reaffirmed them through numerous acts of government.”
“I thank the countries of this community for their support of the special communiqué on the issue of the Malvinas Islands and their support for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom,” he added.
The Argentine president has reiterated that the claim of sovereignty over the Malvinas is carried out “by peaceful means and in accordance with international law.”
“We reiterate to the British government our willingness to negotiate in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions,” he stressed, and then ironically said that “London has here the opportunity to practice respect for the international rules that it so frequently recommends to the rest of the world.”
