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[text/observer network qi qian] on september 24th local time, the general debate of the 79th united nations general assembly opened at the united nations headquarters in new york.

according to reuters and the financial times, argentine president milley delivered his first speech at the un general assembly. he criticized the un for imposing its agenda on its member states and called it a "leviathan monster". at the same time, he defended israel, calling it the "only country that defends freedom and democracy" in the middle east.

during his speech, milley focused on criticizing the "compact for the future" adopted by the united nations general assembly. the compact was voted through on the 23rd despite opposition from nine countries including russia, iran and north korea, and included key points to promote climate action, gender equality and artificial intelligence regulation.

"argentina will not support any policy that restricts individual freedom or trade and infringes on the natural rights of individuals," said milley. "we invite all countries of the 'free world' to join us in opposing this agreement and setting a new agenda for this noble body: an agenda for freedom." he claimed that the 2030 agenda for sustainable development previously adopted by the united nations was "a supranational plan of a socialist nature."

in his speech, milley criticized the united nations for becoming "a leviathan with tentacles" that "tries to decide what each nation-state should do and how the world's citizens should live." he also said that the united nations has shown "incompetence" in its key role in preventing conflicts. "leviathan" was originally a monster recorded in the old testament. it was used as a metaphor for a powerful country in thomas hobbes' book leviathan, published in 1651.

he went on to attack the united nations: "the left always thinks this way. they design models to determine what humans should do, but when things don't go as they wish, they suppress, restrict and take away people's freedoms."

according to the israeli jerusalem post, milley also accused the un of being "very hypocritical" in his speech. since the start of this round of palestinian-israeli conflict, the un has repeatedly criticized israel's military actions in the gaza strip. on september 18, the un general assembly once again adopted a resolution with an overwhelming majority, demanding that israel "end its illegal presence in the occupied palestinian territories without delay."

according to milley, israel is the "only country in the middle east that defends freedom and democracy." he opposes the un general assembly's criticism of israel while turning a blind eye to the actions of countries such as cuba and venezuela.

later that day, israeli ambassador to the united nations danny danon delivered a speech at the un general assembly, thanking milley for defending israel and hugging and shaking hands with milley during his speech. he said in a statement: "thank you, president milley! you are a true friend of the state of israel. in this hall, they slander israel all day long, but you show courage and support israel!"

since taking office in december last year, milley has proposed a series of slogans and measures centered on "shock therapy" that have attracted attention from the outside world. he proposed dollarization, market deregulation and austerity measures to repair the economy and curb inflation, while denying the existence of human-caused climate change and firmly opposing the legalization of abortion in argentina.

reuters said that although mile worked to restore argentina's economic stability, his harsh austerity measures also exacerbated the economic recession.

milley often makes "shocking" remarks and clashes with leaders of many countries in the world. currently, he has tense relations with neighboring countries such as brazil and venezuela. at the same time, he sees himself as an ally of israel and supports israel. in february this year, milley visited israel and announced that the us embassy in israel would be moved from tel aviv to jerusalem. this was milley's first official visit since he became president.

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