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In late July 2026 Argentine officials On 31 July, Governor Axel Kicillof announced their attendance his plan to travel to Montevideo for the III Pan American Congress, a meeting of roughly 100 progressive leaders aimed at two major regional gatherings. On forging a common agenda against the rise of right‑wing governments in Latin America. The following week, on 20 August, the 23rd Council of the Americas convened in Buenos Aires, bringing together President Javier Milei, Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Foreign Minister Pablo Qirnoy, deregulation minister Federico Sturzenegger, Buenos Aires Governor Jorge Macri and other business leaders. Organisers presented the conference as a barometer for policy debates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The following day, Governor Axel On 21 August, Kicillof of Buenos Aires Province confirmed his participation in the III Pan American Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, scheduled for 21‑23 August. The summit, hosted congress, which was chaired by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, gathered roughly 100 progressive leaders from across Latin America and beyond to discuss Silva. Delegates discussed regional economic integration, reindustrialisation, re‑industrialisation, digital sovereignty sovereignty, multilateralism and a collective response to right‑wing governments. Both events illustrate security, underscoring Argentina’s active role in shaping regional political and economic agendas during the summer of 2026.