Milei lashed out at the UN, calling it a "useless organization" that "supported bloody dictatorships and terrorist organizations"

Argentine President Javier Milei harshly criticized the United Nations (U.N.) during his third address to the General Assembly and stated that the organization "failed to do" what it should have done.

Milei began his speech with a review of the economic achievements of his first years in office and subsequently focused part of his remarks on questioning the functioning of the United Nations.

"It's become a useless organization whose only purpose is to sustain a cast of fatally arrogant parasites masquerading as well-intentioned bureaucrats," stated the Argentine president, who also accused the organization of having decided to "to look the other way with regard to the situation of the Malvinas [Falklands] Islands."

"For us, the Malvinas are a national cause," Milei maintained.

Criticism of pandemic response and alignment with Israel and the United States

During his speech, Milei reaffirmed his alignment with Israel and the United States and once again questioned the role played by the U.N.

The U.N. "failed to do" what it "should have done," he said, adding that it "sheltered bloodthirsty dictatorships and regimes that stone women in the streets."

The Argentine president also questioned the role of the United Nations during the coronavirus pandemic. He claimed the U.N. "promoted forced lockdown policies" further claiming this was an example of "genocide."

Dispute over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands

The dispute over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands was another issue addressed by the Argentine president before the General Assembly.

"The Malvinas are not merely an issue between Argentina and the United Kingdom. They also raise a question regarding the ability of this organization to enforce its own resolutions. ... We have chosen a peaceful, practical and effective defense," he stated.

Milei once again called on the United Kingdom to engage in dialogue to find a peaceful solution and discuss the exploitation of natural resources.

"We call on the United Kingdom to resume negotiations with a view to finding a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute ... [and] resolving the issue concerning the affforementioned dispute over the exploitation of our natural resources. ... Argentina is not going to sit around waiting for the U.N. and the international community to live up to their own mandate; we are going to take matters into our own hands," he said.

Milei advocates for development of artificial intelligence

Another key theme of his speech was artificial intelligence (A.I.). Milei rejected the idea that governments should seek to control the advancement of this technology and advocated for a vision based on freedom.

"Where many see a threat, we see a new frontier. ... Artificial intelligence will be the pin factory of the 21st century," he said.

The Argentine president stated that A.I. requires "prudence," but added that this "doesn't mean fear" and argued that it should become a mechanism for increasing productivity.

"The answer lies with Adam Smith. Artificial intelligence, like the division of labor in the case of the pin factory, is an accelerator of productivity growth. ... Moreover, the purpose of producing more is to achieve a higher level of consumption," he noted.

"When it comes to artificial intelligence, Argentina will stand at the forefront of freedom," he added.