Argentine President Javier Milei arrived at Palazzo Chigi and met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who welcomed him with honors. The meeting was accompanied by dinner between the two leaders to strengthen ties.
After the meeting, both leaders oversaw the signing of an agreement between YPF and the Italian company Eni, to make Argentina the fifth-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world. Horacio Marín, president of YPF, and Eni's CEO, Claudio Descalzi, were responsible for signing the agreement.
With this new alliance, the plan is to install in the province of Río Negro two floating liquefaction units with a capacity of 6 million tons per year (MTPA) each.
Javier Milei and the Italian prime minister not only share a close personal relationship but also a strong ideological alignment. Both leaders view the international agenda with a similar perspective and are committed to building a geopolitical alliance that strengthens the historic ties between Argentina and Italy.
This foundation of shared views, consolidated throughout the meetings they have held in cities such as Buenos Aires, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Apulia, and Washington, was key to finalizing the strategic agreement between YPF and the Italian energy company Eni.
