Milei threatens at UN that Argentina will take ‘matters into our own hands’ on Falklands
Argentinian president accuses United Nations of being filled with ‘parasites’ in bellicose general assembly speech Javier Milei has condemned the UN as he warned that Argentina would take “matters into our own hands” in its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. In a caustic speech at the general assembly in New York, the Argentinian president criticised the UN for…
In his opening remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, Argentine President Javier Milei lambasted the UN, branding it a "useless organisation whose only purpose is to sustain a cast of… arrogant parasites masquerading as well-intentioned bureaucrats." The president expressed his disdain for the UN's position on Israel, claiming that "the alleged defenders of human rights have sheltered bloodthirsty dictatorships and regimes that stone women in the streets."
Milei highlighted the UN's double standards, stating that "they have systematically voted against Israel while remaining silent in the face of Islamic terrorism and the genocide of Christians in Africa." He further emphasized Argentina's alignment with the West and its "deep affinity of values" with the US and Israel. Milei condemned the Iranian regime's attacks on Israel and declared the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.
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