The Minister of Defense, Carlos Alberto Presti, received this Friday the contingent of the Armed Forces that returned to the country after participating for 18 days in the Venezuela Mission, the humanitarian assistance operation deployed in the areas affected by the earthquakes. The ceremony took place on the steps of the Libertador Building, with the presence of civil and military authorities and the families of the personnel.
“On behalf of the President of the Nation, Javier Milei, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and on my own behalf, I convey the recognition and pride of all Argentines for the task accomplished,” Presti stated at the beginning of his speech. The minister particularly highlighted the speed of the Argentine response to the emergency.
As he explained, the national contingent was the first to arrive after the request for assistance and began to mobilize just twelve hours after the order was given. “We were the first to arrive when a brother nation called for help,” emphasized the head of the Defense portfolio before the personnel who participated in the deployment.
Presti noted that an operation of such magnitude requires simultaneous coordination of planning, communications, logistics, command, and discipline. In this regard, he stated that the capability demonstrated during the mission was made possible by the prior preparation of the Armed Forces.
