President Javier Milei participated this Monday in the Third United Nations Conference on the Oceans, held in Nice, France, where he held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Emmanuel Macron. In this context, both leaders agreed to sign a key strategic alliance focused on critical minerals and cooperation in nuclear energy, a political signal of rapprochement between the two nations.
Despite their differences on climate change and the role of multilateralism, Milei and Macron maintained a cordial dialogue at the forum promoted by the French president. The Argentine president did not intervene in the deliberations, but he was present during the opening of the event and shared several moments with the host, including public greetings and private conversations in adjacent rooms.
A bilateral relationship at its highest point
The meeting will conclude with the signing of a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals, a step aimed at strengthening French investment in strategic sectors such as lithium and nuclear energy. According to official sources, "the relationship between the two countries is at one of its best moments", to which Macron's sustained interest in the opportunities offered by Argentina in natural resources and energy development projects has contributed.
Milei's brief but significant visit to Nice is in response to a direct invitation from Macron himself, who requested that the Argentine president be present at the event as a gesture of diplomatic goodwill. Meanwhile, France continues to show signs of prioritizing Argentina, as was already the case during the French president's visit to Buenos Aires last November.
