Argentina's Milei given Italian citizenship during Rome visit, source says


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  • Saturday, 14 Dec 2024

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentina's President Javier Milei meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, December 13, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

(This story has been refiled to fix a typo in paragraph 9)

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government has granted citizenship to Argentina's President Javier Milei on account of his Italian family roots, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, confirming earlier media reports.

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