In a new demonstration of submission to the British invader, the national government participated with a delegation headed by the Secretary of Mining of the Nation, Luis Lucero , in the new edition of the “London Metal Exchange Week 2024” (LME). A meeting that brings together “authorities from countries, investment funds, mining operators and explorers, suppliers and other experts to address the latest trends, opportunities and developments in the sector”; organized jointly by the Argentine Embassy in London and the British Embassy in Argentina,
The representative of Milei ’s government was accompanied by five governors from the “dialogue-oriented” opposition who “make up both the Lithium and Copper Roundtables: Carlos Sadir, from Jujuy; Gustavo Sáenz, from Salta; Raúl Jalil, from Catamarca; Marcelo Orrego, from San Juan; and Alfredo Cornejo, from Mendoza. The province of Río Negro was also part of the delegation, represented by its Minister of Production, Andrea Polizzi . Each of them spoke about the potential of the Argentine provinces to boost economic growth, technological development and job creation in the national mining sector.”
Mariana Plaza and colonialist Kirsty Hayes , Ambassadors of Argentina and the United Kingdom, were “those who opened the first panel by welcoming everyone. Then, the Secretary of Finance, Pablo Quirno, presented the macroeconomic panorama of our country. Finally, Lucero gave her speech detailing what the Argentine mining potential is, and what reasons exist for the investors present to decide to start investing or expand their business in the country” , highlighted the official website of the Argentine government.
The governors of Mendoza and Salta, Alfredo Cornejo and Gustavo Sáenz, together with the British ambassador to Argentina, Kirsty Hayes.
The news came after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Diana Mondino , met with her counterpart from the United Kingdom, David Lammy , on Tuesday, September 24, and announced a controversial agreement by which weekly flights to the islands of the South Atlantic from Sao Paulo will be resumed, with a stopover in Córdoba and the reissue of the Foradori-Duncan Agreement concluded by the Mauricio Macri administration in 2016.
The Malvinas issue is a particularly sensitive topic for Argentina, something that the government does not seem to register, which is why both President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Mondino were denounced by the Centro de Ex Combatientes Islas Malvinas de La Plata (Cecim) before the federal court for alleged "abuse of authority" and "violation of duties of a public official" , as we reported from Agenda Malvinas . This complaint is added to the one made by the lawyer Valeria Carreras , representative of the relatives of the victims of the ARA San Juan .
As the LME 's website points out, “the London Metal Exchange is the world's centre for industrial metals trading: the majority of all non-ferrous metal futures trading is conducted on our platforms,” boast the greedy British colonialists.
During his presentation, the Secretary of Mining , Luis Lucero, highlighted that “Argentina is undergoing an important reform plan” . Without a trace of shame on his face, he maintained that “the population supports a drastic plan to control the fiscal deficit, despite the associated efforts” . In addition, he explained that “mining is perceived more favourably than ever” and detailed that “Argentina has a lot to offer in terms of resources, and a remarkably free system for accessing copper and lithium mining concessions, unlike Chile and Bolivia” .
For their part, the Governor of Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo , and the Minister of Energy and Environment, Jimena Latorre , met at the London Metal Exchange Week 2024 (LME Week), “with representatives of leading companies in the sector, particularly in copper production. These are the companies Broken Hill Proprietary's (BHP) of Australia and the National Copper Corporation of Chile (Codelco)” , the mdz portal reported.
According to Infobae , the trip of national officials and governors was financed by the Federal Investment Council (CFI) with the aim of seeking investments in mining, agribusiness and tourism.
The deeply extractivist vision, with no other alternative for our country than to be a dependent country and provider of raw materials and natural resources which global capitalism can come to plunder and depredate , was surely on the agenda, both for the representatives of the national government and for the governors of the "dialogue" opposition who accompanied them to an event organized by the colonial power of the United Kingdom that occupies our Malvinas Islands and their adjacent seas .
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