Madrid recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires on Sunday May 19, after comments deemed “ insulting » of the Argentine president with regard to Spain and its Prime Minister. Spain’s left-wing government has demanded a public apology from Argentina’s right-wing head of state, raising the threat of a breakdown in diplomatic relations.
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With our correspondent in Buenos Aires, Théo Conscience
Javier Milei does not seem to have any intention of apologizing, quite the contrary! The President of the Nation Argentina continued to add fuel to the fire this Monday, May 20, claiming on social networks that he was surfing “ on a wave of socialist tears », in reference to the reaction of the Spanish government Pedro Sanchez.
After a first diplomatic exchange of arms two weeks ago, Mr. Milei came in Spain this week-end. But not to meet the country’s authorities, other than to participate in an event of the far-right party Vox. And during his speech, he attacked, very clearly and without naming it, Mr. Sanchez’s wifeaccusing him of corruption.
Immediate reaction from the Madrid government, which recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultation, which summoned the Argentine ambassador to Spain, and which demanded a public apology from the Argentine head of state, leaving the threat of a breakdown in diplomatic relations.
A perspective swept aside this Monday morning by the spokesperson for the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, who considered that Javier Milei had no reason to apologize, and that this crisis was in reality a personal matter between the head of Argentine State and the President of the Spanish Government, which was not intended to affect diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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