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Behind Milei’s Malvinas address: Santiago Caputo’s imprint and the full Cabinet on display

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Javier Milei recorded a national address on the Falkland Islands after ministers gathered at Casa Rosada alongside congressional leaders.
  • He announced a naval base in Tierra del Fuego, legislation to reinforce Argentina’s sovereignty claim and tougher sanctions on foreign companies operating around the islands.
  • Government officials said Santiago Caputo helped shape the address, while the SIDE assessed the urgency of alleged illicit activity near the islands.

The ministers arrived at Casa Rosada before 4 p.m., expecting to record Javier Milei’s national address on the Malvinas. They did not know the final recording would begin at 6:52 p.m., and that they would leave Balcarce 50 after 7 p.m.

Milei reached the government headquarters from Chile at 4 p.m. with his sister, presidential secretary-general Karina Milei, and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno. Before joining the Cabinet, however, he received Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman and Carola Pessino, rector of Ucema. Heckman, a liberal associated with the Chicago School, left on foot at 5:20 p.m. Milei then joined the ministers waiting in the White Room.

The Malvinas do not belong to a government or a political party, but are a national cause.

· Javier MileiMilei called for political unity around Argentina’s sovereignty claim.

The address carried the imprint of presidential strategist Santiago Caputo, according to people familiar with its preparation. The article presents the speech as an effort to recover the government’s political initiative and connect with a society that, as the campaign approaches, is seeking answers beyond falling inflation. Milei announced plans to build a naval base in Tierra del Fuego, send Congress a bill to reinforce sovereignty over the Malvinas and tighten sanctions against foreign companies operating on the islands.

If we do not act, in a few months they will have the material capacity to seize the oil reserves beneath our sea.

· Argentine government officialsOfficials described oil activity near the islands as an escalating sovereignty concern.

He also adopted a more nationalist tone than usual and appealed to political forces across the spectrum. “The Malvinas do not belong to a government or a political party, but are a national cause,” he said, a line that sources said Caputo suggested. Caputo worked on the production with Quirno and ministry teams, the Legal and Technical Secretariat led by María Ibarzábal, and the State Intelligence Secretariat, or SIDE. Government sources said SIDE examined the seriousness and urgency of alleged illicit activity around the islands.

Officials emphasized that companies operating in the Sea Lion area are moving toward oil exploitation, the stage after exploration. They said this increased the sovereignty dispute. Government officials warned, “If we do not act, in a few months they will have the material capacity to seize the oil reserves beneath our sea.” Milei also contrasted Argentina with Britain and Europe, accusing them of facing a problem of “uncontrolled immigration.”

Uncontrolled immigration

· Javier MileiMilei used the phrase while contrasting Argentina with Britain and Europe.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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