He considers the Spanish reaction to withdraw its ambassador from Buenos Aires “exorbitant” and limits the dispute to a “personal” issue.
May 26. () –
The Argentine Foreign Minister, Diana Mondino, has stated that she hopes that the open diplomatic dispute with Spain does not affect the bilateral relationship between the two countries, although she has criticized the “exorbitant” reaction of the Spanish Government.
“This is an issue that will not affect the relationship between the two countries,” Mondino declared during his speech on the program La Noche de Mirtha on Argentine Channel 13.
“There may have been, I don’t agree, some error on one side, on the other side the reaction was so disproportionate that it is surprising,” he added in reference to the “disproportionate” decision of the Spanish Government, which has withdrawn its ambassador from Buenos Aires.
The conflict worsened following the words of the Argentine president, Javier Milei, who described Begoña Gómez, the wife of the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, as “corrupt” during a political event in Madrid on May 19.
Mondino has indicated that there is “a notable confusion between a person and the State.” “In no way can the two things be confused. And I believe that was an initial mistake and instead of backing down, unfortunately Pedro Sánchez doubled the bet with the withdrawal of the ambassador, but on our side in Argentina we have no problem. The ambassador is still there,” he recalled.
For the head of Argentine diplomacy, the conflict is “a storm in a glass of water.” “It is surprising because associating a State with a person. It is not common,” she pointed out.
Mondino has thus highlighted that the solution for Argentina involves diplomatic work. “That is why we have not responded. That is why we have not made any type of similar statements. That is why not only does the ambassador not withdraw, but Javier maintains his plans,” he explained.
“Precisely, we are working with the greatest education, courtesy, height, however we want to put it, or diplomacy. That is, this is a problem of one person, it is not with the State of the Spanish nation,” he highlighted.
Regarding Milei’s specific statements, Mondino has indicated that “Javier did not mention the person. He did not say anything. In Argentina, no one would have known. You journalists may be, but since he was speaking in Spain, I believe it was the least offensive, because the data exists,” he argued in reference to the investigation opened against Begoña Gómez.
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