Milei Pledges to Move Argentina’s Embassy to Jerusalem in Embrace of Israel

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Javier Milei, center, leaves after praying next to Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis at the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, at Montefiore Cemetery, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.Photographer: Andres Kudacki/AP Photo

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By Patrick Gillespie

February 5, 2024 at 8:38 PM UTC

Updated on

February 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM UTC

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President Javier Milei told Israeli officials that he plans to move Argentina’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, underscoring his efforts to use his first bilateral trip abroad to bring the two nations closer.

Milei confirmed the plans to Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz upon arriving in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Diana Mondino, Argentina’s foreign minister, later said that no official decision has been made and that relocating the embassy would be a long process, according to Argentine news outlets.