This Wednesday, the Colombian government deliberately ordered the expulsion of diplomats from the Argentine embassy of the nation of New Granada. the statements made by Argentine President Javier Milei to his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro.
“The Argentine president’s statements have shaken the confidence of our nation and have also violated the dignity of the democratically elected President Petro,” Colombia’s foreign ministry said on the social network X.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Colombian government, rejects Mr. Javier Milei, Pdte. of Argentina, in an interview with CNN, in which he humiliated himself against the First President of the Colombians, the respected Mr @petrogustavo.
— Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@CancilleriaCol) March 28, 2024
In statements to international media, the Argentine president described Petro as a terrorist murderer.
In this sense, Colomiba assured that “it is not the first time that Mr. Milei has insulted the Colombian President and damaged the historic fraternal relations between Colombia and Argentina.”