STORY: Argentina's President Javier Milei and his Ecuadorean counterpart Daniel Noboa met for bilateral talks in Buenos Aires on Thursday (August 21) during an official visit that concluded with an unusual photo opportunity.

The two leaders held their discussions without making any public statements to the media. However, the Argentine government later released a photograph showing Milei brandishing a chainsaw and Noboa holding a sword.

Neither government's office provided additional details about the substance of their discussions or the context behind the photograph that emerged from Thursday's diplomatic encounter.

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VIDEO SHOWS: ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI MEETING ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT DANIEL NOBOA / STILL PHOTO OF MILEI HOLDING A CHAINSAW AND NOBOA HOLDING A SWORD

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1. VARIOUS OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, DANIEL NOBOA, BEING ESCORTED, GREETING OFFICIAL

2. VARIOUS OF NOBOA AND ARGENTINE PRESIDENT, JAVIER MILEI, POSING FOR PHOTOS

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3. STILL PHOTO OF MILEI HOLDING A CHAINSAW AND NOBOA HOLDING A SWORD

4. STILL PHOTO OF MILEI, NOBOA AND OFFICIALS DURING MEETING