Overview
- Argentina confirmed President Javier Milei will not attend the Nov. 22–23 G20 in Johannesburg, with Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and sherpa Federico Pinedo leading the delegation.
- The decision follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced boycott of the summit, though Argentine officials have offered mixed explanations, including scheduling issues.
- Trump said no U.S. officials will attend, citing contested allegations about attacks on Afrikaners and land seizures in South Africa.
- Quirno will travel to Washington this week to push a bilateral trade deal that Economy Minister Luis Caputo says is ready, with the Argentine ambassador adding it is practically closed.
- Officials describe the pact under discussion as a reciprocal tariff arrangement with preferential access for roughly 100 strategic products, a move that has drawn warnings from critics about risks to local industry.