At the close of his tour and after the meeting with pwhat FranciscoPresident Javier Miley He gave an interview in Italy in which he assured that he “reconsidered” his position on the Supreme Pontiff – after having called him “representative of the evil one” on Earth – and now stated that “He is the most important person in all of Argentina.”
The president’s statements were within the framework of the meeting in the Vatican with Pope Francis, with whom he had a one-hour private meeting this Monday. in la Library on the second floor of the Apostolic Palace.
President Javier Milei with Pope Francis.
Javier Milei surprised Pope Francis with three gifts at the Vatican
“I reconsidered some positions and, from that moment, we began to build a positive bond”Milei said in the report he gave to the local television channel Retequattrowhich will be broadcast at 9:30 p.m. this Monday in Italy.
There he also referred to Pope Francis as the “leader of Catholics in the world” and highlighted that he represents a very important institution, “especially in a country like Argentina, which has many Catholic roots.” In that sense, when talking about his trip to Israel – where he visited the Western Wall – he expressed: “I am Catholic and I also practice a little Judaism.”
Milei and the Supreme Pontiff met for an hour.
On the other hand, Milei spoke about his first Government efforts and the “structural reforms” that he sought to carry out in these almost two months of administration: “One of the things we have done in these fifty days was to start and implement structural reforms”.
And he added: “Of these reforms, 350 were considered urgent and 650 were included in a law, that is, the ‘Bases’ Law. It is interesting, because the central axis has to do with returning power and freedom to Argentines. And then there is a second point, moving towards more competitive market structures,” he stated.
In relation to his ideological and philosophical position, the head of state defined himself as an “anarcho-capitalist” and reiterated his “deep contempt” for the State.
Javier Milei met with Pope Francis for more than an hour in the Vatican
“I am the first libertarian liberal to be President, and it is not a feeling, it is a reality, a fact. Philosophically I am an anarcho-capitalist and therefore I have a deep contempt for the State. I believe that the State is the enemy, a criminal association,” he assured.
In the words of Milei in the interview she gave to Retequattro, The State “is a group of politicians who agree and decide to use the monopoly to steal resources from the private sector.”