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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Argentine President Javier Milley, who have been showing off their friendship on the Internet, met in person at Tesla's headquarters in Austin, Texas, on the 12th (local time). CEO Elon Musk Promises To Visit Argentina Soon

On the 12th, CEO Elon Musk posted a photo of himself raising the thumbs of both hands with President Javier Milay on his X. Argentine Ambassador to the United States Gerardo Berthein, who attended the meeting, said, "I felt like I fell in love at first sight," according to the La Nacion newspaper.

"President Milay met with Musk today at Tesla's factory (Gigafactory) in Austin, Texas," Argentina's presidential office said. "The two agreed to defend the ideology of freedom."

President Milay said it was important to remove bureaucratic obstacles blocking investment based on free market economic principles, and CEO Musk agreed to visit Argentina in the near future to hold an event to spread liberal ideology, the president's office added.

It was after the Davos Forum in January that the two built a bromance on X. This is because Musk posted praise for President Milay's speech in his keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in which he condemned socialism and defended the free market. The video of Milay's speech at the time also garnered a huge number of views on X.

According to the WSJ, Elon Musk and President Milay have a lot of mutual benefits not only ideologically but also economically. SpaceX recently received permission from Argentine authorities to provide Starlink satellite internet services in the South American country. Argentina also has the world's third-largest lithium reserves, a key material for EV batteries.

Large-scale protests continue to take place in Argentina, which is experiencing high prices and austerity due to President Milay's radical economic policies. Meeting With Elon Musk Could Give President Milay a Power

Meanwhile, President Milley also revealed his breakup with his girlfriend through X. "I decided to end my relationship with Fatima Flores and maintain a friendship-based bond," he wrote on X on the 13th (local time). "No matter how much we love each other, we can't maintain the relationship we want."

Before the presidential election, President Milley announced his open relationship with Flores after winning a surprise first place in the primary election (PASO) held in August last year. He is a famous Argentine comedian.

[Silicon Valley = Correspondent Lee Deok-ju]