Argentina’s Milei Government Pulls Negotiators From COP29 Talks

The self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist leader has summoned his delegation home from global climate talks.

Argentine President Javier Milei looks on as he is received by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 23, 2024. Liesa Johannssen/Reuters

The libertarian government of Argentine President Javier Milei has withdrawn its negotiators from the COP29 talks.

On Nov. 14, Ana Lamas, deputy secretary of the environment for the national government, confirmed that Argentinian negotiators had been called back to Buenos Aires.