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MADRID, SPAIN - OCT. 21, 2026: Argentine President Javier Milei attended the prestigious Forum Europa in Madrid on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and delivered a speech.
Milei's visit comes amid longstanding tensions with Sanchez, whom the Argentine president has repeatedly criticized during trips to Spain.
Since taking office in December 2023, Milei has made several visits to Spain without holding official meetings with Sanchez, an unusual pattern that has contributed to diplomatic friction between the two governments.
The latest trip, his seventh to Spain since becoming president, comes ahead of the country's Nov. 29 general election.
The Argentine government has described the visit as part of the election campaign, with Milei seeking to support Spain's right-wing political parties.
However, Milei is not expected to meet far-right Vox leader Santiago Abascal, who is campaigning elsewhere in Spain. Instead, he is scheduled to meet the Vox secretary-general and the director of the party-linked Disenso Foundation.
A possible meeting with Madrid regional President Isabel Diaz Ayuso of the Popular Party, who he called a "friend" on Wednesday, has yet to be confirmed.
During the visit, Milei also renewed his criticism of Sanchez, calling the Spanish premier an "unpresentable dictator" during a business forum in Madrid on Wednesday.
“When I come to Spain, I'm not going to meet a criminal and a thief like Pedro Sanchez, because I'm not willing to have to sew my pockets shut to avoid being robbed," he added.
Speaking to reporters before the event, Milei also dismissed his critics as "stupid, incompetent, impoverishing lefties."