Petri thanked Milei for “the opportunity and the trust” in appointing him as defense minister

This Monday, the former vice-presidential candidate of Juntos por el Cambio, Luis Petri, was appointed Minister of Defense in the government of Javier Milei as of December 10 and thanked the libertarian for the “opportunity and trust.” I thank President-elect Javier Milei for giving me the opportunity and confidence to be the next Minister of Defense of the Nation. As of today, we begin to work on a change that will allow us to once again value the role of our Armed Forces. Pride of our country,” Petri posted on his X/Twitter account. And then he added: “We are going to honor its essential purpose, which guarantees the sovereignty and independence of the Nation, its territorial integrity; that protects life, liberty and contributes to the development of the Homeland.” In this way, the bishop of Patricia Bullrich (Minister of Security) won the battle against Guillermo Montenegro, close to Vice President Victoria Villarruel.” The complete formula of Together for Change has been integrated into the government,” said the Office of the President-Elect.You may also be interested in: “Who is Luis Petri, Javier Milei’s choice for the Ministry of Defense”In addition, this morning there was a Cabinet meeting in which President-elect Javier Milei participated, Nicolás Posse (Chief of Staff), Luis Caputo (Economy), Guillermo Ferraro (Infrastructure), Diana Mondino (Foreign Affairs), Patricia Bullrich (Security), Luis Petri (Defense) and Karina Milei.According to the Office of the President-Elect: “During the meeting, the main challenges that each ministry will have to face were discussed, as well as the reforms that they will have to carry out and the first decisions to be taken once the administration begins.”

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