PM Modi Meets Argentina President Milei in Landmark Buenos Aires Visit
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his historic visit to Argentina with a summit-level meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on 5 July 2025 (6 July in India).
Prime Minister Modi is on a five-nation visit from July 2 to 9, 2025. He first visited Ghana, then Trinidad and Tobago and then to Argentina. From Argentina, he will visit Brazil to attend the 17th BRICS Summit and will also be on a bilateral state visit. From Brazil, he will visit Namibia before returning home on July 9, 2025.
After 57 Years, a Bilateral Visit to Argentina
Three Indian Prime Ministers have visited Argentina. Indira Gandhi in 1968, PV Narasimha Rao in 1995, and Narendra Modi in 2014.
Only Indira Gandhi’s visit was a bilateral visit. PV Narasimha Rao was in Argentina to attend the G-15 summit meeting in November 2015, and Narendra Modi was in Argentina in 2018 to attend the G-20 Summit.
However, the current visit of Narendra Modi was a bilateral visit, marking the first time in 57 years that an Indian Prime Minister had visited Argentina for a bilateral state visit.
Highlights of PM Modi's Visit to Argentina
PM Modi was on a two-day visit to Argentina on 4&5th July 2025.
Prime Minister Modi started his official visit by visiting the General José de San Martín memorial in Buenos Aires. General San Martin, the liberator of Argentina, Peru and Chile from Spanish colonial rule, is considered Argentina's Father of the Nation.
Key of Buenos Aires - In a symbolic welcome to the city of Buenos Aires, the Prime Minister was conferred the Key to the City of Buenos Aires by Mr. Jorge Macri, Chief of the City Government of Buenos Aires.
Delegation-level talk with Argentinian President Javier Milei
Prime Minister Modi was warmly welcomed at the Casa Rosada by Argentinian President Javier Milei.
Casa Rosada is the official residence and office of the President of Argentina.
India and Argentina are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations.
Both leaders discussed issues of bilateral importance and enhanced cooperation in the fields of critical minerals, oil and gas, defence, nuclear energy, agriculture, and other areas.
- Argentina has one of the world's largest reserves of lithium. Lithium is one of the critical minerals with extensive use in the renewable energy sector.
- India is 100% import-dependent on meeting its lithium requirements.
- Argentina also has the world's second-largest shale gas and fourth-largest shale oil reserves.
India, Argentina Bilateral relations
India established diplomatic relations with Argentina in 1949.
The bilateral relations were upgraded to a Strategic Partnership under Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri in 2019.
India is the 5th largest trading partner of Argentina.
India primarily imports edible oils (such as soybeans and sunflower), pulses, and finished leather from Argentina.
About the Republic of Argentina
It is the eighth-largest country in the world in terms of area and is shaped like an inverted triangle with the base at the top.
It is located in South America and derives its name from Argentum, the Latin word for silver.
The country is blessed with rich grasslands known as the Pampas.
The Patagonia plateau is in Argentina.
Capital- Buenos Aires
Currency - Argentine peso
President- Javier Milei
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