Colombian ambassador will return to Argentina after confrontation between Milei and Petro

The chancelleries of Colombia It is Argentina announced on Sunday that the Colombian ambassador, Camilo Romero, will return to his mission in Good air, after a diplomatic setback between the two countries following insults from the Argentine president, Javier Mileiagainst its Colombian counterpart.

“The government Colombian gave instructions for the Ambassador Camilo Romero I am back for good air“, say the chancellors in a joint statement.

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The countries demonstrated after the president ColombianGustavo Petrodecided on Wednesday to expel for several diplomats from the embassy Argentina in Bogotá, after Milei I would describe this as “terrorist” It is “assassin” In an interview.

Both governments, the text continues, showed interest in the adoption of “concrete steps to overcome any difference and strengthen that relationship.”

Likewise, the declaration guarantees that the government Colombian approved the new ambassador Argentina in Colombia proposed by the government of Mileiwhose name has not yet been released.

It was also announced that the chancellor Argentina, Diana Mondinowill travel for Colombia on an official visit with no date yet.

In this way, both governments “confirm the importance to maintain good relationships It is “They maintain the desire to strengthen ties.” bilateral, notes the statement.

In an interview broadcast Wednesday on the American network CNN, the Argentine president stated in reference for Petro: “You can’t expect much from someone who was a terrorist killer”.

The phrase aroused irritation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Colombiawho considered that same day that “the Argentine president’s expressions deteriorated the confidence of our nation, in addition to offending the dignity of the president Petro”.

Immediately afterwards, the leftist president ordered the expulsion of diplomats from the embassy of Argentina in Bogotá.

Petro He worked for 12 years at M-19a nationalist guerrilla of urban origin, before signing peace in 1990 It is jump for the politics. In August 2022, he came to power as the country’s first left-wing president. Colombia.

Relationships with Argentina have been historically stable, but have deteriorated since the coming to power of the ultraliberal Mileiin December 2023.

He ambassador Romero has been in consultations since the end of January, when Petro reacted for another interview in which his Argentine counterpart called him a “murderous communist who is sinking for Colombia”.

Source: Elcomercio

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