President Javier Milei arrived in Hungary: he will be exhibiting at the CPAC and receiving a great award

Argentine President Javier Milei arrived this Friday in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, with an agenda marked by high-level institutional meetings, his participation in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and the receipt of an academic award that highlights his political influence. During his stay, the president will be awarded the title “Civis Universitatis Honoris Causa”, a recognition given to personalities for their “values and significant contributions to society, politics or academia”. The award will be presented by the rector of the Ludovika University of Public Service, Gergely Deli, at a ceremony where the head of state is expected to take the floor. The recognition is framed in a context of growing international visibility of the Argentine president, who has been consolidating ties with leaders of the global right and positioning his

speech on international stages.

The official agenda in the Hungarian capital will begin on Saturday morning with a bilateral meeting with the President of Hungary, Tamás Sulyok, a meeting that will take place at the Sándor Palace. Soon after, the Argentine president will hold another meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Karmelita Monastery of Buda, with whom he seeks to deepen a political relationship that has been consolidated in recent months. The head of state's trip comes amid an intense local agenda. However, the presence in Budapest is part of a foreign policy strategy aimed at strengthening alliances with leaders who dispute the political and economic direction in the West. Orbán, the central reference in that space, has been in power for sixteen uninterrupted years and has become one of the most visible international allies of the Argentine President

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After his recent visit to the province of Tucumán, where he spoke at the NOA Economic Forum, Milei returned to the City of Buenos Aires and left for Europe a few hours later. Presidential flight ARG 01 took off at 00:50 from Ezeiza Airport. As it became known, the president confirmed his participation in the CPAC in recent days

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The transfer to Hungary required around 20 hours of flight time, with a stopover in Gran Canaria. The presidential delegation is small and consists of the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and International Trade, Pablo Quirno. The arrival in Budapest occurred after 16:00 (Argentine time)

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One of the central points of the trip will be the president's participation in the closing ceremony of the CPAC, an event that brings together leaders of conservative and liberal thought from different parts of the world. There he will be greeted by the director of the meeting, Miklós Szantho. The day will take place at the Center for Fundamental Rights, where Orbán himself will lead the opening. Speakers also include figures such as the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, and former Brazilian deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro. As is the case in every edition, Republican Donald Trump is expected to send a special message to the meeting. According to sources close to the organization, the Argentine President would maintain the discursive axis that has characterized his recent international interventions, focusing on “morality as State policy

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The Milei-Orbán

relationship The relationship between Milei and Orbán has been consolidating in recent months and has had symbolic gestures that reflect political affinity.

One of the episodes that generated the most repercussions occurred during the Peace Board meeting in the United States, when a video of both of them singing “Burning Love”, the song popularized by Elvis Presley, was released on social networks.

The Hungarian Prime Minister, leader of the Young Democratic Alliance (Fidesz) party, was also one of the few international authorities who attended the presidential inauguration ceremony on December 10, 2023 in Argentina.

An ally of former US President Donald Trump and with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Orbán has been involved in decisions that had an impact on Europe, such as the blocking of sending a loan of 90 billion euros to Ukraine, in line with his position vis-a-vis the government of Volodimir Zelenski.

This trip represents the 35th since the presidential inauguration of Milei and the first to Hungary. Once the official activities and their participation in the conservative event have ended, the special flight carrying the presidential delegation will return to the City of Buenos Aires on Saturday night, with the intention of arriving in the country in the morning hours of

Sunday, March 22.

The visit is also part of the president's intense international agenda. This is the third consecutive weekend away from the country, after having recently traveled to the United States and then to Spain. In his first destination, he participated in the “Shields of the Americas Summit”, convened by Donald Trump, in addition to participating in Argentina Week. Later, in Madrid, he spoke at the Madrid Economic Forum, promoted by Víctor Domínguez, an influencer linked to the cryptocurrency world who had previously been singled out

for spreading misinformation.

With this new scale in Europe, the Argentine President continues to reinforce his presence in spaces where the political and economic guidelines of the Western world are discussed, while gaining recognition and consolidating alliances with leaders who share a similar ideological agenda.